Securing VANET in Truck Platooning With Hybrid Blockchain and Modelling of Trust

Abstract: Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have remained complacent for a period which has caused the strength of security of these networks to decrease. In the context of truck platooning, a topic in high regards to companies which maintain a fleet of trucks or even a single truck for which business is essential, should consider security of the VANET a necessity and trust must be implemented as well. The main contribution of this work is to propose a model of securing VANET communication regarding truck platooning via a hybrid method of Blockchain technologies, smart contracts, and the modeling of trust.