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Digital license plates are being tested
Yes I know this was over a month back but I just saw this...
California is testing new digital license plates on vehicles — opening up new possibilities and raising new privacy concerns.
The digital plates use the same technology behind Amazon's Kindle e-book reader to display large letters and numbers, as any other license plate would. But the devices are also able to show ads and personal messages and send data about their locations.
Sacramento is the first city to agree to test the technology. The city government received a shipment of 24 electric Chevrolet Bolts last week featuring the new plates, according to The Sacramento Bee.
They'll cost $699 for individual consumers, plus installation, as well as a monthly fee of about $7.
The digital plates use the same technology behind Amazon's Kindle e-book reader to display large letters and numbers, as any other license plate would. But the devices are also able to show ads and personal messages and send data about their locations.
Sacramento is the first city to agree to test the technology. The city government received a shipment of 24 electric Chevrolet Bolts last week featuring the new plates, according to The Sacramento Bee.
They'll cost $699 for individual consumers, plus installation, as well as a monthly fee of about $7.
It might be worth it if owners are allowed to have this message on their plates...
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