A technical governance body for evolutionary vehicles: modular architecture, digital re-homologation, traceable upgrades, and open standards designed for long-term industrial continuity.
The automotive industry has operated on a single assumption for over a century: vehicles are products to be replaced. ReShape Mobility Foundation was created to replace that assumption with a better one.
We govern two open protocols that together redefine the lifecycle of mobility — the RMF Architecture Protocol for evolutionary vehicles and the LiveRoad Protocol (LRP) for real-time cartographic intelligence. Both are open, neutral, and built to outlive any single manufacturer.
The concepts are open. The standards are governed. The authorship is clear. Michel Martins de Araujo conceived and registered both frameworks in 2025, with intellectual origin timestamped via Avctoris. The Foundation exists to carry them forward.
ReShape Mobility Foundation governs two complementary open standards — one for the vehicle, one for the road. Both registered via Avctoris (2025), published under CC BY 4.0 with Foundation Covenant.
Open architecture for evolutionary vehicles.
Modular vehicles built on a Durable Structural Base, certified through Electronic Re-Homologation, coordinated by the Upgrade Orchestrator, sustained by the Modular Recurring Model. Vehicles that evolve instead of expire.
Open standard for real-time cartographic intelligence.
A neutral, privacy-by-design protocol layer enabling verified real-time road event intelligence across all automotive ecosystems — manufacturer-agnostic, governance-neutral, permanently open. LRP does not compete with maps. It is what makes maps real.
The ReShape Mobility architecture is defined by four interlocking standards. Each is open, documented, and governed by the Foundation. Together they form the complete specification for an evolutionary vehicle.
Every module replacement triggers an automatic validation cycle. Embedded sensors in the BED verify structural integrity. The Upgrade Orchestrator checks firmware signatures and compatibility matrices. When all parameters pass, a cryptographic certificate is issued and linked permanently to the VIN.
The certificate is stored on a certified private blockchain — immutable, auditable, and accessible to regulators, insurers, and owners. If a collision is detected, all future upgrades are automatically blocked until a certified service centre completes a physical inspection.
This is not just a technical process. It is the foundation of trust in evolutionary mobility — the mechanism that allows a vehicle to evolve without ever compromising safety.
ReShape Mobility is an open concept. Any manufacturer, supplier, research institution, or startup may implement, prototype, and commercialise vehicles and systems based on this architecture. No licensing fee is required to implement. The concept is genuinely open — published under CC BY 4.0 with Foundation Covenant. The authorship of Michel Martins de Araujo travels with every implementation, forever.
The implementation of ReShape Mobility is structured as a progressive, validated rollout — each phase building on the last, with regulatory, technical, and market milestones at every stage.
Whether you are a manufacturer ready to move beyond planned obsolescence, a researcher building the next standard, or a regulator shaping the framework for circular mobility — the Foundation is open.