Digital License Plates Coming To Michigan In 2021, Other States To Follow
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Lawmakers in Michigan will allow motorists in the state to ditch their archaic old metal license plates for sleek new digital license plates starting next spring.
California and Arizona began allowing motorists to use digital license plates in 2019 and are currently the only U.S. states where motorists are allowed to register a vehicle with them. That’s all set to change next year, however, when General Motors‘ home state of Michigan joins the fray.
Reviver, the company that manufactures the digital plates, is also in discussion with ten other states apart from Michigan that may be interested in using the technology in the future, according to The Detroit Free Press.
Reviver’s Rplate digital license plate runs through a smartphone app and offers numerous advantages over a regular metal plate. For starters, the plate removes the need for owners to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get a plate or renew their registration sticker. They can also alert other motorists that the vehicle is stolen or display custom messages that are inputted via the smartphone app.
The Rplate is priced from $500 and users are also charged an annual $55 connectivity fee to keep it hooked up to Reviver’s servers. Only around 3,300 people have the digital plates in California and Arizona right now, but with Reviver now looking to expand to other states, they could become much more commonplace in the coming years.
Reviver also offers a more expensive version of the plate called the Rplate Pro, which features GPS tracking and can relay important telematics like vehicle speed and miles driven. This model is mainly used by fleet operators, Reviver told the Free Press.
While this is an aftermarket product that seems like a bit of a gimmick at the moment, digital license plates could one day be the industry standard. Automakers may eventually integrate digital plates into their vehicles from the factory, as well, which could completely negate the need for metal plates, in-person renewal, and registration stickers.
This technology could also remove the age-old problem of license plates negatively affecting the front and rear end styling of a vehicle, giving automakers more freedom to integrate the plates into the vehicle’s exterior design.
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I just want Michigan to bring back the old plates with had Water Winter Wonderland on them like they did from the late 50’s to the early 70’s.
This is stucking fupid. If douschebags worked on things that improved the world and life on it then the world would be a much better place. There are many problems with the licensing of vehicles already. Just buy a new car or truck and it gets stolen or totaled shortly after you pay taxes on it. They cannot transfer your plates or give you a refund. On a 60000.00 truck at 7 % taxes you just got f*coked put of 4000.00. Don’t ask me how I know!
Man seems like a lot of people here dislike Technology. Wonder where everyone stood during the hotly debated Flip Phones vs Touchscreens back in the day. I could only imagine how spirited people were about it back then HAHA
I love it when people keep stating they don’t trust new Tech due to their Privacy but are all over the internet and most likely never leave the house with the Tracking Device called Cell phones and for GM drivers something Called OnStar Lol