Application of Blockchain Technology to the Sharing Economy: A Case of Ridesharing

• Main Authors: Chi-Yin Chang, 張啟因
• Other Authors: 張樹之
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/hffb6a

碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 科技管理研究所 === 106 === This research explores the potential probability of blockchain technology in assisting enhanced application for ridesharing services. The development of the sharing economy brings numerous novel ideas and generates many innovative businesses. However, the wide range of the sharing economy also creates disputes and questions. Blockchain technology (hereafter blockchain) can facilitate virtual and physical networking symbiosis. This situation would irritate a new model of governance, namely, the bottom-up organization. Therefore, the blockchain would promote governances and citizens to reorganize current complicated systems. In this work, we demonstrate SmaRi to achieve a near decentralized transaction system combined with the blockchain as our case. Besides the proposed architecture diagram, this article also displays the use case diagram and the activity diagram to make our system design more concrete. To increase persuasion, the theory of value creation is used to discuss and confirm advantages in our design. Our proposed system provides users with automated execution and distributes more decision-making power to users. These measures may fulfill the core value of the sharing economy. Furthermore, we illustrate how SmaRi can be combined with current management systems. By linking with the original system, SmaRi can establish comprehensive functions quickly. In this work, we can expect modern society to become closer to future smart cities.