Streamr partners with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to monetise car data

Streamr, the blockchain-backed data platform, announced an ongoing partnership on May 10th with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, one of the world’s leading technology solutions and innovation companies. The partners will integrate standard vehicle technology, HPE’s interfacing, and Streamr’s Engine, resulting in vehicle data being delivered in real time to the Streamr Marketplace.

Commenting on the partnership, Henri Pihkala, CEO of Streamr said: “As one of the first demonstrations in the world where a car’s data will be monetised onto a publicly available platform, makes this not only a truly important milestone on our journey, but a pivotal moment in the race to innovate. As we welcome the future of cities and towns, realtime data is required to drive smart cities forward.”

HPE is collecting information in real time from the communications “bus” in the car, an Audi Q2, where hundreds of data points arrive from sensors within the car. That data, from fuel consumption and location, to acceleration and gearing, can then be sent straight to the Streamr platform.

“This partnership with HPE not only solves some of the challenges associated with smart cities, it also proposes a solution to the question of data ownership. We want to ensure that when drivers get in their car and produce valuable data, no one is reaping the rewards but them, and with Streamr, we will always keep our users in the driving seat,” added Pihkala.

Streamr provides a single interface for real-time data delivery and payment, bringing together buyers and sellers. By using Streamr’s cryptographic token, DATA, it is possible to make data streams around the globe freely tradeable. The Streamr Engine is the high-performance analytics engine that aggregates, filters, and combines raw data with additional data to extract value.