Avalanche and Toyota Blockchain Lab are collaborating to design the infrastructure necessary for autonomous robotaxi fleets. This partnership aims to create a blockchain infrastructure, called the "Mobility Orchestration Network" (MON), for autonomous robotaxi fleets, potentially driving the next wave of blockchain applications with fully on-chain business models.

Toyota Blockchain Lab unveiled the Mobility Orchestration Network (MON), designed to create a secure and transparent digital layer for global mobility systems. MON seeks to address the challenges of fragmented ecosystems where stakeholders operate in silos. By using blockchain to verify and coordinate transactions, MON aims to enable transparent handling of key mobility functions, including vehicle financing, ownership transfers, insurance claims, ride-sharing contracts, EV charging payments, and carbon credit tracking. The prototype is conceptualized to mediate relations between automakers, insurers, and regulators.

MON's design synchronizes financial flows, operational data, and regulatory proofs in a modular way. These networks are connected via the Interchain Messaging Protocol (ICM) created by Avalanche, enabling secure, cross-chain messages and atomic Delivery-vs-Payment (DvP) settlement. Toyota chose Avalanche due to its low-latency consensus, multi-chain structure, and built-in interoperability solutions. Avalanche allows the creation of Layer-1 (L1) networks specific to use case needs, unlike the single-chain congestion model of Ethereum. For MON's prototype, Toyota has outlined four interconnected L1s: a Security Token Network for issuing securitized assets backed by mobility portfolios, the Mobility Trust Network (MON itself) for ownership rights and proof aggregation.

The MON framework is intended to improve transparency and trust in mobility systems. Toyota aims to tackle the transportation industry's challenges, such as isolated data, a lack of an interoperable network across the automotive industry, and varying regulations across jurisdictions.

The prototype is built on four tiers. Avalanche serves as the base layer for recording and validating transactions. A data access and control layer manages permissions and ensures interoperability. A mobility services layer supports applications such as payments, insurance, and data exchange, while an interface layer connects external participants and user-facing tools. The system could be applied to a wide range of scenarios, from processing insurance claims and managing ride-sharing agreements to enabling electric vehicle charging and tracking carbon credits. Each transaction would be carried out transparently, without the need for a central authority.

Avalanche's architecture allows enterprises like Toyota to launch dedicated blockchains tailored to specific regulatory or business requirements while still benefiting from the broader Avalanche ecosystem. Toyota's MON aims to securely connect automakers, regulators, insurers, and service providers, enabling payments and other transactions.

MON could transform how automakers, regulators, and service providers coordinate globally while boosting AVAX's real-world adoption if deployed beyond the prototype stage. The system bundles institutional, technical, and economic proofs into a blockchain-based identity for vehicles, enabling financing, insurance, and cross-border use.