# Why MoDriv Matters

The prevailing trend in IoT networks, exemplified by Google Home, Facebook Portal, and Alexa, mirrors the 'walled garden' approach of tech giants, now extending into the physical world. Vehicles, as a critical category of connected devices, are increasingly at the center of this dynamic. Automakers are establishing entities like Otonomo and Wejo to sell user data, paralleling the traditional tech business model. Concurrently, tech giants like Amazon, Apple, and Google are striving to integrate their software into vehicles to dominate the future landscape of user data.

This approach typically prioritizes corporate benefits, often relegating user advantages to a secondary position. The development of apps and services is confined to a select few companies with privileged access, leading to a landscape devoid of a vibrant, open ecosystem. This results in isolated silos that lack seamless interaction, dependent on fragile, profit-driven intermediaries. The misalignment of incentives among OEMs, regulators, and crucially, drivers and fleet owners, leads to compromised privacy, security, and interoperability.

As autonomous and electric vehicles advance, relying on this antiquated model threatens the freedom of mobility. However, a more progressive approach is emerging.

MoDriv represents a paradigm shift: an open, user-centric platform for cyber-physical systems. On this platform, apps, services, and integrations are developed to primarily benefit users. In an era where a generation has grown accustomed to the openness of Bitcoin and Ethereum, where system rules are transparent and anyone can build without corporate gatekeeping, MoDriv embraces these principles.

With Web3 technologies and communities reaching global maturity, it's time to extend these innovations beyond finance and into the physical realm.

MoDriv's mission is to enhance the real world by establishing a secure, user-owned platform for connected devices. This platform empowers everyone to take control of their IoT assets and develop groundbreaking mobility apps and services, ensuring user empowerment and innovation in the IoT and vehicle connectivity space.
