Integrating Blockchain Engines and the Ideal Information Cycle: A Thermodynamic Framework for Resilience and Governance in VANETs

Blockchain technology has seen widespread adoption across various domains, including Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs), offering significant opportunities alongside notable challenges. While blockchain is renowned for enhancing security, privacy, and efficiency, its decentralized nature inherently complicates effective governance—especially in public, permissionless systems where open participation intensifies issues of control and accountability. In the context of VANETs, these challenges are further magnified due to the dynamic and heterogeneous nature of vehicular environments. To address these complexities, we propose a novel framework based on thermodynamic principles, introducing the “Blockchain Engine” and its associated “Ideal Information Cycle.” This approach provides a robust method for analyzing and improving resilience and governance in VANETs by directly confronting the tension between decentralization and the need for structured oversight. Our study not only establishes a foundation for future research on blockchain governance in VANETs but also facilitates its practical adoption in industrial and commercial settings.