Californians can now get a digital license plate

Californians can now get a digital license plate In 2022

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how Californians can now get a digital license plate In 2022, A digital California license plate is displayed at Revivor Auto Headquarters in Foster City in May 2018. The state has approved digital license plates for its 27 million drivers.

Drivers in California will be able to dodge their whip with a digital license plate. Digital license plates, which have been piloted in California since 2018, with just 175,000 participants, are now available to all of the state’s 27 million drivers, thanks to Assembly Bill 984.

On October 5, the state passed the Motor Vehicle Digital Plate Number Plate Bill, which allows motorists in California to replace their traditional metal license plates with mounted digital plates. Only two other states in the United States — Arizona and Michigan — allow drivers to add digital license plates to their personal vehicles. Texas has also introduced digital plates, but only for commercial vehicles.

California DMV deputy director Bernard Soriano said the digital plates will simplify the DMV process, allowing drivers to renew their registration without having to step inside the DMV — a benefit not only for drivers but also for employees.

“It’s really going to be a lot more beneficial to them and make our processing more efficient,” Soriano said in a news release. “It’s a big change, we’re no longer your dad’s DMV and I think it’s something we can all embrace and be a part of.”

Californians can now get a digital license plate
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two types of digital license plate

Digital plates come in two models: battery-powered and wired. Unlike regular metal plates, in which registration is paid for for a year or two, drivers can choose to pay for their plates monthly or annually. Monthly rates for battery-powered plates start at $19.95 per month or $215.40 per year for a four-year agreement.

Wired plates go for $24.95 per month for a two-year agreement.

How Californians can now get a digital license plate In 2022

Drivers are limited to only one purchase option for digital plates: Reviver, the only company that manufactures and distributes new street-legal plates. On Reviver’s website, at Reviver.com/rplate, drivers can also choose to install their new plates themselves or pay an additional $150 for a professional installation.

In addition to being visually aesthetic—and perhaps even the holy grail for drivers, who have been forced to sit in long lines at the DMV—proponents applauded the plates’ safety mechanisms.

Californians can now get a digital license plate
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What are the advantages of the digital license plate?

The digital plates will be able to display various emergency messages, such as if a vehicle is stolen, or if there is a local Amber Alert. The plates will also have built-in tracking capabilities to help locate stolen cars. Wilson said drivers with privacy concerns will be able to disable the feature on their personal vehicles.

“California is known to be an early adopter of emerging innovative technologies,” Reviver co-founder Neville Boston said in a news release. “We welcome new opportunities to automate and integrate more and more parts of our lives, enabling us to streamline mundane tasks and stay connected. Our cars are no exception.”

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