Changable electronic License Plate - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Whitigir · 06-13-2013, 12:00 AM

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/11/s...plates-w-poll/

South Carolina may soon lead the way into the future with electronic license plates for cars and trucks. Using so-called electronic paper, technology similar to what is seen on digital readers like the Amazon Kindle, these new license plates would be capable of dynamically changing from normal numbers and letters to a word like SUSPENDED, UNINSURED or STOLEN.

Both passing motorists and police would be able to read the plate's message, and the designers say warning messages could be in bright red or made to flash. Each digital license plate would be linked to the DMV using a cellular connection, and power for the display would be generated either by the vibrations of an automobile or by a solar film over the plate. Power would only be required to change the plate's display – no power is required to keep the current display in place, and its creators say the DMV would not be able to track the plate.

At present, a proposal is in the works that would see state-owned vehicles in South Carolina use these electronic plates in a pilot program. If successful, and if cost can be brought to manageable levels, electronic plates could replace the simple stamped metal plates currently in use across the country. We have to wonder, though, how the general population would react to digital license plates that are connected wireless to an agency like the DMV.

EZWood · 06-13-2013, 12:14 AM

I would hate to see this happen, but love to hear about them being hacked.

Whitigir · 06-13-2013, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by EZWood

I would hate to see this happen, but love to hear about them being hacked.

Lol.. I cant imagine how creative it would be if hacked.

Btw, i have seen a license plate read "stolen"

sho220 · 06-13-2013, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Whitigir

Btw, i have seen a license plate read "stolen"

Never saw it but heard about one that said "no plate"...not sure the DMV would let that one fly though...

Hawaiian · 06-13-2013, 12:55 AM

Hack plate, change id, run toll, change back ala knight rider.

xbiker · 06-13-2013, 01:19 AM

That could be confusing. All the plates on Honda Civics wout read: FANBOI, and the BMW cars would read: D!CK

wrxgoose · 06-13-2013, 01:29 AM

so what would ours read? SIDEWAYS?

bestwheelbase · 06-13-2013, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by EZWood

I would hate to see this happen, but love to hear about them being hacked.

Warning zombies.

mrlewistan · 06-13-2013, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by sho220

Never saw it but heard about one that said "no plate"...not sure the DMV would let that one fly though...

i read that on jalopnik some time ago. the guy had hundreds of thousands of dollars in tickets because whenever a cop pulled over someone for no license plates, they would write in "no plate" on the ticket. dunno how true that story is but its pretty funny

sho220 · 06-13-2013, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mrlewistan

i read that on jalopnik some time ago. the guy had hundreds of thousands of dollars in tickets because whenever a cop pulled over someone for no license plates, they would write in "no plate" on the ticket. dunno how true that story is but its pretty funny

Yup...that's probably where I'm remembering it from...I sure miss the old Jalopnik...

sho220 · 06-13-2013, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by wrxgoose

so what would ours read? SIDEWAYS?

SLWASSHT

burnt toast · 06-13-2013, 06:57 AM

Sounds like another way for DMV to take more money from me.

Cost of unit: 100.00
Cost to consumer (me): 279.00

And I thought having to buy a new ordinary license plate every 7 yrs was bad.

Clembo · 06-13-2013, 08:27 AM

Connecticut doesn't even have validation stickers - all plate numbers and status are stored in the DMV database, immediately accessible by LE. Police have scanners that read plates while driving in either direction - stolen, suspended, uninsured, etc. signal instantly on the cruiser's computer. A much cheaper and less invasive method. Works quite well here.

K2 · 06-13-2013, 09:44 AM

You wouldn't even need to "hack" the plate. Just replace it with one of those desktop LCD picture displays showing the license plate of your choice.

06-13-2013, 12:00 AM	#1
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xbiker Erect Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FRS Location: Kentucky Posts: 125 Thanks: 1 Thanked 31 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That could be confusing. All the plates on Honda Civics wout read: FANBOI, and the BMW cars would read: D!CK __________________ 2013 Asphalt FRS 2000 MR2 Spyder, turbo, hard top, 6sp 2012 Falcon 4-Stroke, ultralight powered parachute 2014 Husqvarna lawn tractor 46" cut, mulching kit

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burnt toast Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: whiteout Location: WA Posts: 48 Thanks: 81 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sounds like another way for DMV to take more money from me. Cost of unit: 100.00 Cost to consumer (me): 279.00 And I thought having to buy a new ordinary license plate every 7 yrs was bad.

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