Yet another case of just because you can…
A subscription fee for a fucking license plate? We already have that, it’s called registration.
Digital license plate
I understand the words, but the phrase makes no fucking sense whatsoever.
Seriously. I see exactly one use case, and that’s for criminals of one sort or another to mask their identity during the commission of a crime. It’s not like law abiding citizens are able to use them to protect their privacy in any way.
It’s not like digital IDs, where it’s one less thing to carry and potentially more secure. Your plate or this plate are fixed to your car the same way, both are (legally) static, and the only thing that changes is the ease of faking your plate.
Reviver’s $29.99 monthly subscription fee.
Someone, somewhere is making money on these and probably providing
kickbackscampaign contributions to get laws passed to allow this sort of stupid.
That’s the only reason I can think you’d want a digital license plate, to change it on demand.
Its just e-waste.
If you thought digital licence plates were a good idea I have a digital bridge to sell you
What is the point of a digital license plate anyways?
So a cop can remotely disable your plate, then finr you for not having a plate.
Easy revenue!
Why even look at the numbers at all? Just make it a meshtastic thing that you hook up to the car’s battery. Or maybe a AAA battery thing that is solar powdered and you stick it to your windshield.
Because the primary reader of a car’s identity is still visual, be it by eye or by camera. Swapping out every plate camera (arguments against scanners notwithstanding) and making it impossible for humans to read plates sounds very destructive at this time.
Anecdotal inconvenience: Teslas have a high rate of vanity plates in my area. I suspect it’s because they park in the same places and owners can’t tell them apart with 2 common models (3 and X) and 4 total colors (white, red, blue, black). Holding the fob is not something people do with touch/proximity unlock
