Most of the existing solutions for communication of connected vehicles (CVs) are focused on the optimization of resource allocation, however, not taking the driving routes of the CVs into account. In addition, no existing work considers the offloading of computing tasks from CVs to edge computing servers. In this paper, we introduce joint vehicular route selection and radio and computing resource allocation for CVs. The proposed algorithm minimizes the ratio of failed tasks along the entire vehicular route considering the availability of both radio and computing resources. To manage the allocation of resources among multiple CVs for each vehicular route, we develop a blockchain-based framework allowing resource reservation by means of nonfungible tokens (NFTs). Each NFT represents an exclusive right to the required amount of radio and computing resources for the given road segment and defined time interval. Simulation results show that the proposed vehicular route selection algorithm reduces the ratio of tasks not completed before deadline by up to 69% compared to the existing state-of-the-art algorithms.

The goal of the metaverse is to provide a synchronized interoperability of real and virtual worlds across multiple domains and applications. The main challenge is to make the metaverse interface both immersive and responsive to user actions. In this paper, we propose a new concept called a distributed wearable smartphone, which provides a synergistic integration of head-mounted displays, wearable sensors and other smart devices to translate user context and actions across real and virtual metaverse domains. The proposed architecture is flexible and can be composed from any set of devices, depending on the target application. The key benefits of the proposed approach are the realistic 3D representation and the semi-virtual user experience, which can be extended to a wide range of different applications in industry, education, healthcare and entertainment.