The Expert Podcast

So here's a new development in the automotive registration profession. California has become the first state to approve. For all vehicles digital license plates And what does a digital license plate Well, you normally expect to see a license plate being a piece of metal. That's stamped and painted and put on your car And that metal plate is provided by the government agency in the state, which issues registrations normally called department of motor vehicles or department of transportation. Well California is allowing for digital plates It's kind of like an E reader It's got that E ink on it Like you'd read like a…tablet. And it's protected by a piece of glass That's really strong that you know resist chips or breakage, but it could be programmed with an app So you can change the plate number on your vehicle. Now originally this is designed for corporate fleets So if you have a registration and you're changing it from one state to another. But it also. for different types of tracking of the vehicle. It can also be changed if the vehicles reported stolen or if it has some type of, violations against it that may show up on the screen. So what are your thoughts on privacy Implications of having a digital license plate Would you put it on your car? Some other states are looking at I believe Michigan, Virginia are also looking at this technology and the big proponent of this or the big reason for doing it is the play can display information other than a car's license plate number…Meaning that you can put notifications about that vehicle or notifications about the cargo Maybe if it's a commercial vehicle. Or notifications about the driver If it's in a fleet. So what are your thoughts on this And is this something that you think is going to be good in the long run or is it going to create. More difficulties for registration and titling of a motor vehicle.