Evaluation of Urban Mobility Alternatives For Blockchain Use In Metaverse

Abstract

Blockchain is the driving technology behind the metaverse, which is a new and promising technology. Integration of metaverse with many sectors and implementations is possible. This integration has the potential to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation due to the provided aspects of blockchain technology such as the ease of trusted data transactions, payment, and data privacy. The aim of this study is to present a framework where blockchain and metaverse co-operate for micromobility applications using one of the fuzzy decision making models. In this study, the aim is to propose three metaverse integration alternatives considering urban mobility and to prioritize these alternatives according to their advantages by using a fuzzy Dombi Bonferroni (DOBI) based multi-critera decision-making (MCDM) model. The alternatives are using blockchain in the metaverse for electric toll collection, using blockchain in the metaverse for public transportation fare collection, and using blockchain for micromobility and car sharing implementation. These alternatives are prioritized based on 9 different criteria, which are categorized under 4 main aspects, namely transportation, user, technology, and regulation.