Digital plates

[beowulf]

Would you get something like this? $700 and a monthly $7 fee but can be remotly changes to say the car is stolen if someone does steal you car etc.



Digital license plates have become legal for all cars in California, after a trial with a select number of drivers that’s lasted almost four years, according to a new report from the Los Angeles Times. Why would anyone want a digital license plate? Users can change the messaging at the bottom of their plates through a phone app, and even give safety notices and alerts, such as marking the car as stolen.


There’s currently just one company, a firm called Reviver, authorized to offer digital license plates to California drivers. The license plates come in two models: battery-powered or hard-wired. The battery-powered option comes with a five-year or 50,000-mile battery life, according to Reviver.

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[TaLoN]

Nope. Just waiting to be hacked. Besides, stick shift is becoming the best security system there is these days.

 

[TD Charlie]

It's all fun and games until the state RMV requires a ridiculous fee for not using a conventional state supplied tag. I'm sure on a lot of cars these would look pretty sharp though