DMV Converting From Metal To Electronic License Plates

Here’s a new development in the automotive registration profession. California has become the first state to approve for all vehicles digital license plates.

What is a Digital License Plate?
Well, you normally expect to see a license plate being a piece of metal that’s stamped and painted and put on your car. And that metal plate is provided by the government agency in the state which issues registrations, normally called Department of Motor Vehicles or Department of Transportation.

How Digital Plates Work
California is allowing for digital plates. It’s kind of like a um an e-reader. It’s got that ink on it like you’d read like a a tablet and it’s protected by a piece of glass that’s really strong that you know resists chips or breakage. But it can be programmed with an app so you can change the plate number on your vehicle.

Designed for Corporate Fleets
Now originally this is designed for corporate fleets so if you have a registration and you’re changing it from one state to another. But it also allows for different types of tracking of the vehicle. It can also be changed if the vehicle is reported stolen or if it has some type of violations against it that may show up on the screen.

Privacy Concerns
So what are your thoughts on privacy implications of having a digital license plate? Would you put it on your car? Some other states are looking at I believe Michigan Virginia are also looking at this technology.

Additional Information Display
The big proponent of this or the big reason for doing it is the plate can display information other than a car’s license plate number, meaning that you can put notifications about that vehicle or notifications about the cargo maybe if it’s a commercial vehicle or notifications about the driver if it’s in a fleet.

Long-Term Implications
So what are your thoughts on this and is this something that you think is going to be good in the long run or is it going to create more difficulties for registration and titling of a motor vehicle?

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