Continental is reinforcing its leadership in digital mobility with the release of a white paper titled “Mobility applications for software-defined vehicles – an approach based on verifiable credentials.”
At the heart of the white paper is the concept of verifiable credentials (VCs)—a cryptographically secure, standardised way to digitally represent information such as vehicle or user identity. Continental presents a practical approach on how these VCs can facilitate secure and trusted communication between vehicles, digital services, and infrastructure—essential for a future built on software-defined mobility.
The white paper was prepared under GAIA-X 4 AGEDA, part of the publicly funded GAIA-X 4 Future Mobility initiative. In this project, Continental is leading efforts alongside major industrial and academic partners to address the growing demands of connectivity and digitalisation in the automotive sector.
As Nino Romano, Chief Technology Officer at Continental Automotive, explains, “Verifiable credentials offer a high level of security and data protection, which is crucial for running mobility services on software-defined vehicles. Our research shows that VCs can serve as a foundation for securely integrating services and managing decentralised identities in an open automotive ecosystem.”
The publication highlights how VCs could ensure secure, flexible access to vehicle data and functionalities within cloud-connected software-defined vehicle architectures. This aligns with Continental’s broader vision of enabling future mobility through reliable digital ecosystems and trusted data exchange frameworks.
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