FORD WILL BE FIRST AUTOMAKER TO OFFER DIGITAL LICENSE PLATES

[Toccoa]

A solution in search of a problem.

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[flip]

I don’t understand the obsession with needing to make absolutely everything digital.

Control and data.

 

[BlueWaffle]

I’m curious if that will end “Salvage” vehicles being resurrected or if the digital plate can be removed for the standard metal plates upon a Salvage situation? I ask because I own a “Salvage” Bronco and the Ford Warranty is voided.

It's a licence plate...


How'd you get wrangled into buying a salvage title bronco?

 

[FstFrd00]

miss a payment and Ford changes the plate to "ARSTME"

 

[Sgroll]

Sorry, the new license plate is a constrained commodity and won't be available until 2034. Your build cannot be scheduled.

 

[Area51BS]

No thanks. Existing plates work just fine.

 

[Bikeric]

It's a licence plate...


How'd you get wrangled into buying a salvage title bronco?

Wrangled? LOL. I’m a cheap bastard
I got into my Badlands LUX on beadlocked 37’s with a lift, tune, bumpers and winch cheaper than a 2022 BaseSquatch.

Will I be able to sell it for the price of a BaseSquatch? Not likely LOL. Just ask my wife and she’ll tell you I’m not great with money.

 

[BootyWizard]

i'm in the minority here but i see the appeal with them. these offer gps tracking, can display STOLEN if someone carjacks you so police can easily pull them over, and there's no need to deal with registration stickers that can be stolen if you forget to slice em with a razor blade.

I wouldn't get one personally, as I like my metal plates, but I can see why someone would get it.

 

[pjstans]

Packed with style and substance, the battery-powered RPlate boasts a 5-year battery life along with Bluetooth and national LTE wireless connectivity that allow for modern conveniences like digital registration renewal, theft deterrence, and vehicle recovery support.

https://fordauthority.com/2023/09/ford-will-be-first-automaker-to-offer-digital-license-plates/

tracking and control.....

 

[TellurideBronco]

As with everything in life, follow the money. More expensive, monthly/annual fee, and tracking your location so that Ford can sell that data to advertisers.

 

[BigHoof]

Wait until someone clones your plate and then commits a crime. It has happened, this just makes it much cheaper and easier for the criminals. No longer do they need to use a 3D printer.

 

[Gassyjack]

Some embrace “1984”, some resist.

 

[prospectfour]

Control and data.

another thing to drain the battery…

 

[Shazamalingo]

As with everything in life, follow the money. More expensive, monthly/annual fee, and tracking your location so that Ford can sell that data to advertisers.

Ok - are we really thinking that with all the tech in a car, once you have the digital license plate, that’s when they can track you? Like that’s the thing that puts everything over the edge?

 

[Cygnusx1]

Packed with style and substance, the battery-powered RPlate boasts a 5-year battery life along with Bluetooth and national LTE wireless connectivity that allow for modern conveniences like digital registration renewal, theft deterrence, and vehicle recovery support.

https://fordauthority.com/2023/09/ford-will-be-first-automaker-to-offer-digital-license-plates/

Big f'Ing Boo if it includes a front digital unremovable plate from factory.

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