IP License Plates

By: John Honovich, Published on Jun 01, 2018

IP cameras, IP speakers, IP toasters... IP license plates?

The next generation of license plates is making mainstream news, being called 'digital' and 'smart'. One thing they certainly are is networked as these license plates will be connected to the cloud for remote update and management.

Here is a news video that overviews the plates:

What impact might this have for the security market and for license plate recognition? We examine in this note.

** *******, ** ********, IP ********... ** ******* plates?

*** **** ********** ** license ****** ** ****** mainstream ****, ***** ****** 'digital' *** '*****'. *** thing **** ********* *** is ********* ** ***** license ****** **** ** connected ** *** ***** for ****** ****** *** management.

**** *** **** ********* ********* *** ******:

**** ****** ***** **** have *** *** ******** market *** *** ******* plate ***********? ** ******* in **** ****.

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*** *********** ******* ***** is ******** ** *********** a *********** ****** **** cellular **********:

*** ***** **** ** being ******* ******** ** the ******* ** ****** the ***'* *******, ******* having ** ******* * sticker ** *** **** and ***** ** ** the *****:

******* *** ** ** update *** ***'* ***** to **** **** ** has **** ******:

* ***** *** ** displaying ****** *** ******** children:

Cost - ****

*** ** ******* ***** will ** **** **** expensive **** *** ******** relatives,*** **** ***** **** report:

*********** *** ******** ** sell *** ****** *** $699, *** ********* ************ costs. ***** **** **** pay * ******* *** of ***** $*.

LPR ********

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Security ********

*** ***** ********* ******** benefit ** ***** **** to **** *** ****** the ****-**** *********** ** cars. **** ***** ** then **** *** ********** to *********** ** **** broadly ******** ******** ** wanted ***********.

Privacy ********

** ******, *** ***** side ** **** *** plates ***** ** ****** or ******* ** ***** people. ********, **** ******* another ****** *** ********* hacks ** ************.

Early ******

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Comments (24)

Undisclosed #1

06/01/18 01:23pm

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** ******* *** **** to **** ********. ** tracking ******* **** **** an ****** ******* ******, past-due ***** ****, ** who ***** **** ****.

* ****'* **** *** OnStar ****** ** ** GM *******, *** ** the ******* *** ******, but *** **** ** OK **** ** ******* it *** *** ******* manufacturer, *** * ********** agency. *** * *** of ********** *** **** of ****** **** ****-******** capabilities **** ** ************ by ***/*****/***** ***********.

**** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #10

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 06/05/18 05:43pm

**** *** **** *** ***** **** ***** *****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

06/01/18 01:39pm

***** * $*** ****** on *** ** *** most ********** ***** ** your ***. **** ***** possibly ** *****? * don't ***** ****** ******* how **** ***** **** car **** ******/******/******* ** parking **** *** ** every *** ****.

Stephen Schulz

IPVMU Certified | 06/01/18 01:49pm

*****, ********* **** ** be ****** *** ********* else ** ***** *****.

****

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

06/01/18 02:00pm

*** *** *** **** technology ****** ***** ***...

Undisclosed End User #4

06/01/18 02:43pm

*****... **** ** ***

Undisclosed End User #4

06/01/18 02:46pm

*'* ** ** ** ********** **** ** **. **********

Undisclosed Distributor #5

06/01/18 03:05pm

* ***'* *** *** ****** **** * $***.**, ****-****, ******* plate ** ***.

Michael Miller

06/01/18 03:14pm

** *** *** ***** these ******** ** *** even **** **** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Miller | 06/01/18 03:20pm

*** ***** *** *** given ****-**** ****** ** such *********** ***********, ***. Who, ** ******, **** them ******* ** ** seen.

Undisclosed #6

06/01/18 03:43pm

****! **? *** **** ****** ******* * ***** ***** ****.

**. **** ***** *** ***** ******** ****** **** **** ** the ***** **** ******* ***** ******** **** **** **** ******* up.

**** **** ****

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed #6 | 06/01/18 03:48pm

***** **** ** **** *** ** *** *** *** ****. Smash **** ** ***** *** ***** ** *** * ******* lot *****/***.

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John Scanlan

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 06/01/18 04:13pm

*** *** *** **** need ***** ** ********...* imagine **** **** ** it *** *****, ******** ******** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 06/01/18 04:36pm

*** *** ***'** ********* state ******** ** **** $500 *****, ** ****....

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 06/01/18 04:11pm

*** **** ***** ******* rails ******* '*** *** lost **** ** *** prison *****-****' ******* ** this?

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Jim Voige

IPVMU Certified | 06/01/18 05:04pm

**** ***** ******** ** ***** ** ** ******* ** *** by *** **********. **** **** * ******* ***** ****** **** projects **** ****!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

06/01/18 11:59pm

***** ** * ***** *** **** ** ********* ** **, like ******* ***.

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Alan Grant

IPVMU Certified | 06/03/18 01:54am

***** ***** ****** * work ******* **** *** systems ** ** ******* job *** ***** ********** the ** ******* ***** purports ** ***** *** can *********** ******* ** - *******, **********, ******* description, *** - *** without *** *********** ***** of *** ** ********, including *** ********* ****** it ***** ****** *****.

***** **** ** *** surface ***** *** ***** down **** *** ********* layers. **** ****, * am ***** *** ** trash *** ***** *****. Keep **** ******, ****'* how ** ********.

Undisclosed End User #8

06/03/18 06:15am

********* **********. **** *** other *** **********, ** may **** *** ******** during ***** ******* ** implementation. *** ** ***** be ********* ****** **** it ******* ******** *****.

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David McNeill

06/05/18 11:38am

*** * ***** ** other ********...

**** ****** ******** ******* in ******* **** ******
******* ***** ** ****** vehicles
*** * *** ** tablet *** *********, **** earths *** *** *******
**** ******* **** ******** bugs & ********
********** ** ****** ********
**** ****** ********* ** older ******** - ***** more ****** ** ** queried
******** '*******' ******** *** entire *****
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*** ********* (**** ***** meters)
******** ** **** **** 'collectors'

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Undisclosed End User #8

In reply to David McNeill | 06/05/18 12:07pm

********** ********.

** ************* ******, ***** are ****** ** ******** such ********** *******.

***** ** **** **** care ** *** ******** coverage, ** *** ** better **** ** *** some ************ ** *** car ****** ** *** number ***** ** ****** some ****. **** *** provide ******** (******* *** history), ******* *********, ***** etc ** **** ********* way **** *** ** get ** *****.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to David McNeill | 06/05/18 12:59pm

* ***** **** **** design ********* ********, *** most ** **** ****** but * ** **** some *********** ******** ** well, ****** ******* ** the ***** ******** ***** e-ink *******. **** **** have **** *** ******* drain, *** *** ********* (albeit **** **** * standard *****), ****** ** readable ** ****** ********, and *******'* ******* **** roadkill ****/******** **** * standard *****.

Undisclosed #9

06/05/18 05:36pm

******* * *** ****** *** *******:

Undisclosed Integrator #10

06/05/18 05:47pm

*'* **** ***** **** **** ***** ** -*** ** *** northern ****** *** ******.

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