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Re:California drivers can now sport digital license plates o... by slater on Sunday October 16, 2022 @09:51PM (#33229056)
i'm guessing their argument boils down to "aesthetics"?

but yeah, this sounds like some MBA folks put their heads together all "hey let's brainstorm what else we can turn into a subscriber model!"

Re:California drivers can now sport digital license plates o... by MBCook on Sunday October 16, 2022 @10:34PM (#33229319)
I’m think the aesthetics argument would make more sense in a few years if this became an option built directly into cars instead of a bolt-on part like a normal plate.

But that requires this to be successful enough to be accepted in every state and have car companies want to build it in from enough demand/margin, etc.

And maybe backlit so it’s easily readable in the dark while driving?

v1 just isn’t compelling to me ignoring all costs/privacy issues, and I like stupid tech stuff.