Iota tangle-based charging and payment process management for autonomous vehicles in the internet of things

This paper investigates IOTA Tangle-based secure payment systems for autonomous vehicles. IOTA's low transaction fees, high transaction speeds and decentralized structure enable efficient and secure payments between vehicles and charging stations. In the study, data transfer and micropayments between vehicles and charging stations were made using Raspberry Pi, and wireless charging technology and energy transfer processes were tested. Masked Authenticated Messaging (MAM) technology ensures secure data transmission and verifies the transaction data on the IOTA Tangle test network. The proposed system includes functions that enable vehicles to interact with charging stations and enables these interactions to take place securely and efficiently over the IOTA Tangle Testnet. The decentralized and transparent structures provided by IOTA offer significant advantages that enhance secure payment systems for autonomous vehicles. This study demonstrates that the use of IOTA Tangle can revolutionize payment systems for autonomous vehicles and make them more secure.