IOTA is overseen by the IOTA Foundation, a Linux Foundation-like non-profit dedicated to developing the technology and maintaining it license-free for all developers to work with. [5] The Foundation has established a collaboration with Volkswagen and Innogy to develop CarPass, an IOTA based technology that enables secure audit trails, digital identifies, and charging networks for cars.[6] With Deutsche Telekom, Microsoft, Fujitsu,and Samsung, [7]the Foundation opened up a data marketplace using IOTA technology. [8] The IOTA Foundation is also a founding member of the Trusted IOT Alliance, which includes the companies Bosch, Consensys, USbank, and Cisco.[9]