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California Considers Electronic License Plate Ads
Advertisements would display only after vehicles were stopped for four
seconds and could also be used to display public safety information such as Amber alerts. By Antone Gonsalves InformationWeek June 22, 2010 08:00 AM Facing billions of dollars in red ink, California may consider showing ads through electronic license plates as a way to generate badly needed revenue. The idea is contained in a bill that passed out the state Senate on May 28 and is now before the Legislature. The proposal by Democratic state Sen. Curren D. Price Jr. of Los Angeles would give the California Department of Motor Vehicles the authority to investigate the emerging "digital electronic license plate" technology. Startup City TV went to Austin, TX to speak with startups. John Foley, editor at InformationWeek, spoke with Scott Abel, CEO of Spiceworks. Spiceworks offers free IT management software using an ad-supported model. The bill authorizes the DMV to partner with technology companies for the purpose of "researching, developing and implementing new technology." Any trials would have to be done at no cost to the state. Following "real world" trials of DELP technology, the DMV would report back to the Legislature on potential cost saving and revenue generation. Price said the bill, which would have to be passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger in order to become law, was an attempt to think outside the box to help reduce the state's $19 billion budget deficit. "State governments are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, and are actively rethinking the use of existing state assets to create new ongoing revenue opportunities," Price said in a statement. To avoid being a distraction to motorists, the plates would only start showing ads after a vehicle was stopped for four seconds, such as at a red light or traffic jam, according to media reports. The vehicle's license plate number would always be in view. Besides advertising, the plates could also be used to provide traffic and public safety information, such as Amber alerts. The latter are urgent bulletins of reported child abductions that are broadcast in partnership with law-enforcement agencies, the media and transportation agencies. Smart Plate Technologies is one company developing electronic license plates. The San Francisco company is not yet selling the technology. http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=225700916 ----- - gpsman |
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California Considers Electronic License Plate Ads
In article >, gpsman wrote:
>Advertisements would display only after vehicles were stopped for four >seconds and could also be used to display public safety information >such as Amber alerts. Many if not all states ban electronic displays on the backs of vehicles, regardless of whether the vehicle is in motion. Will be interesting to see how they twist the law to allow electronic plates but not other electronic displays. -- TJH tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net |
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California Considers Electronic License Plate Ads
On 2010-06-22, T.J. Higgins > wrote:
> In article >, gpsman wrote: >>Advertisements would display only after vehicles were stopped for four >>seconds and could also be used to display public safety information >>such as Amber alerts. > > Many if not all states ban electronic displays on the backs > of vehicles, regardless of whether the vehicle is in motion. > Will be interesting to see how they twist the law to allow > electronic plates but not other electronic displays. The USA has long passed the point where law restricted government. All they need to do is what they do for everything else, write themselves an exception where the same thing done by a private person is illegal but legal when the government does it. |
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California Considers Electronic License Plate Ads
gpsman wrote:
> Advertisements would display only after vehicles were stopped for four > seconds and could also be used to display public safety information > such as Amber alerts. > > By Antone Gonsalves > InformationWeek > June 22, 2010 08:00 AM > > Facing billions of dollars in red ink, California may consider showing > ads through electronic license plates as a way to generate badly > needed revenue. > > The idea is contained in a bill that passed out the state Senate on > May 28 and is now before the Legislature. The proposal by Democratic > state Sen. Curren D. Price Jr. of Los Angeles would give the > California Department of Motor Vehicles the authority to investigate > the emerging "digital electronic license plate" technology. > > Startup City TV went to Austin, TX to speak with startups. John Foley, > editor at InformationWeek, spoke with Scott Abel, CEO of Spiceworks. > Spiceworks offers free IT management software using an ad-supported > model. > > The bill authorizes the DMV to partner with technology companies for > the purpose of "researching, developing and implementing new > technology." Any trials would have to be done at no cost to the state. > Following "real world" trials of DELP technology, the DMV would report > back to the Legislature on potential cost saving and revenue > generation. > > Price said the bill, which would have to be passed by the Legislature > and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger in order to become law, was > an attempt to think outside the box to help reduce the state's $19 > billion budget deficit. > > "State governments are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, and are > actively rethinking the use of existing state assets to create new > ongoing revenue opportunities," Price said in a statement. > > To avoid being a distraction to motorists, the plates would only start > showing ads after a vehicle was stopped for four seconds, such as at a > red light or traffic jam, according to media reports. The vehicle's > license plate number would always be in view. > > Besides advertising, the plates could also be used to provide traffic > and public safety information, such as Amber alerts. The latter are > urgent bulletins of reported child abductions that are broadcast in > partnership with law-enforcement agencies, the media and > transportation agencies. > > Smart Plate Technologies is one company developing electronic license > plates. The San Francisco company is not yet selling the technology. > http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=225700916 > ----- > > - gpsman I thought the role of OUR governments was to serve us not big business. They created the tax shortfall by listening to their Developer friends that wanted infrastructure and the jobs to build it. They will benefit the ?Ctizens by providing a lot more 7.50 hour 20 hours a week jobs. |
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California Considers Electronic License Plate Ads
On 06/22/10 07:00, T.J. Higgins wrote:
> In >, gpsman wrote: >>Advertisements would display only after vehicles were stopped for four >>seconds and could also be used to display public safety information >>such as Amber alerts. > > Many if not all states ban electronic displays on the backs > of vehicles, regardless of whether the vehicle is in motion. > Will be interesting to see how they twist the law to allow > electronic plates but not other electronic displays. I can't imagine what sort of useful 7-character Amber alert message might be displayed on a license plate. OTOH, perhaps we can control the message displayed on our own license plates. I can think of a useful 7-letter message... -- Cheers, Bev ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ "History I believe furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government." -- letter from Thomas Jefferson to Baron vonHumboldt, 1813 |
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California Considers Electronic License Plate Ads
On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:00:22 -0500, T.J. Higgins > wrote:
>In article >, gpsman wrote: >>Advertisements would display only after vehicles were stopped for four >>seconds and could also be used to display public safety information >>such as Amber alerts. >Many if not all states ban electronic displays on the backs >of vehicles, regardless of whether the vehicle is in motion. >Will be interesting to see how they twist the law to allow >electronic plates but not other electronic displays. All that technology, and they can't figure out how to have emergency vehicles warn other motor vehicles except with 170db sirens. RF? What's that? |
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On Jun 22, 8:32*pm, AZ Nomad > wrote:
> All that technology, and they can't figure out how to have emergency > vehicles warn other motor vehicles except with 170db sirens. *RF? > What's that? And very few of the vehicles have warning ssystems that do a good job of letting the other divers know there they are, as the European one do. |
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California Considers Electronic License Plate Ads
Talk aboput an idea that sucks. I already don't like having to dispaly cusey
tag lines on my plates (like "First in Flight" or "First in Freedom." Turning my car into a billboard so the state can earn money is BS. I go to a lot of college sporting events. I am tired of all the ads they post around the areans, on the floor, on the scorebord, in the lobby, etc., etc.. I often jokes with people that the next step is for the "authorities" to issue advertising T-shirts to everyone attending the sporting events that they must wear if they want to attend. This idea of electronic licence plates is one stept towards that sort of BS. How long before you see road signs with captions like - "This speed limit sponsored by Cisco the company that let you break the internet speed limits." Or "This on ramp is sponsored by IBM, your on ramp to the future." Arnolds got a big head, maybe California can sell advertising space on it.... Ed "gpsman" > wrote in message ... > Advertisements would display only after vehicles were stopped for four > seconds and could also be used to display public safety information > such as Amber alerts. > > By Antone Gonsalves > InformationWeek > June 22, 2010 08:00 AM > > Facing billions of dollars in red ink, California may consider showing > ads through electronic license plates as a way to generate badly > needed revenue. > > The idea is contained in a bill that passed out the state Senate on > May 28 and is now before the Legislature. The proposal by Democratic > state Sen. Curren D. Price Jr. of Los Angeles would give the > California Department of Motor Vehicles the authority to investigate > the emerging "digital electronic license plate" technology. > > Startup City TV went to Austin, TX to speak with startups. John Foley, > editor at InformationWeek, spoke with Scott Abel, CEO of Spiceworks. > Spiceworks offers free IT management software using an ad-supported > model. > > The bill authorizes the DMV to partner with technology companies for > the purpose of "researching, developing and implementing new > technology." Any trials would have to be done at no cost to the state. > Following "real world" trials of DELP technology, the DMV would report > back to the Legislature on potential cost saving and revenue > generation. > > Price said the bill, which would have to be passed by the Legislature > and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger in order to become law, was > an attempt to think outside the box to help reduce the state's $19 > billion budget deficit. > > "State governments are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, and are > actively rethinking the use of existing state assets to create new > ongoing revenue opportunities," Price said in a statement. > > To avoid being a distraction to motorists, the plates would only start > showing ads after a vehicle was stopped for four seconds, such as at a > red light or traffic jam, according to media reports. The vehicle's > license plate number would always be in view. > > Besides advertising, the plates could also be used to provide traffic > and public safety information, such as Amber alerts. The latter are > urgent bulletins of reported child abductions that are broadcast in > partnership with law-enforcement agencies, the media and > transportation agencies. > > Smart Plate Technologies is one company developing electronic license > plates. The San Francisco company is not yet selling the technology. > http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=225700916 > ----- > > - gpsman |
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California Considers Electronic License Plate Ads
"Paul Hovnanian P.E." > wrote in
diainc: > The Real Bev wrote: > >> On 06/27/10 19:20, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: >> >>> I see these being hacked to display alternate messages within hours of >>> implementation. I posted that here weeks ago,when the technology was first mentioned here. (not about "within hours",though..) I suspect it will a bit longer that that for them to crack the SW. >> >> There will probably be heavy penalties for doing so. OOH,like that is going to stop them... there are "heavy penalties" for murder,but it doesn't stop murders. >> Just one more form >> of revenue enhancement. and loss of freedoms. > > But what if its your plate that the hackers mod? > Plead vandalism. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at localnet dot com |
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"C. E. White" > wrote in
: > Talk aboput an idea that sucks. I already don't like having to dispaly > cusey tag lines on my plates (like "First in Flight" or "First in > Freedom." Turning my car into a billboard so the state can earn money > is BS. > > I go to a lot of college sporting events. I am tired of all the ads > they post around the areans, on the floor, on the scorebord, in the > lobby, etc., etc.. I often jokes with people that the next step is for > the "authorities" to issue advertising T-shirts to everyone attending > the sporting events that they must wear if they want to attend. This > idea of electronic licence plates is one stept towards that sort of > BS. How long before you see road signs with captions like - "This > speed limit sponsored by Cisco the company that let you break the > internet speed limits." Or "This on ramp is sponsored by IBM, your on > ramp to the future." Arnolds got a big head, maybe California can sell > advertising space on it.... > > Ed > > "gpsman" > wrote in message > . > .. >> Advertisements would display only after vehicles were stopped for >> four seconds and could also be used to display public safety >> information such as Amber alerts. >> >> By Antone Gonsalves >> InformationWeek >> June 22, 2010 08:00 AM >> >> Facing billions of dollars in red ink, California may consider >> showing ads through electronic license plates as a way to generate >> badly needed revenue. >> >> The idea is contained in a bill that passed out the state Senate on >> May 28 and is now before the Legislature. The proposal by Democratic >> state Sen. Curren D. Price Jr. of Los Angeles would give the >> California Department of Motor Vehicles the authority to investigate >> the emerging "digital electronic license plate" technology. >> >> Startup City TV went to Austin, TX to speak with startups. John >> Foley, editor at InformationWeek, spoke with Scott Abel, CEO of >> Spiceworks. Spiceworks offers free IT management software using an >> ad-supported model. >> >> The bill authorizes the DMV to partner with technology companies for >> the purpose of "researching, developing and implementing new >> technology." Any trials would have to be done at no cost to the >> state. Following "real world" trials of DELP technology, the DMV >> would report back to the Legislature on potential cost saving and >> revenue generation. >> >> Price said the bill, which would have to be passed by the Legislature >> and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger in order to become law, was >> an attempt to think outside the box to help reduce the state's $19 >> billion budget deficit. >> >> "State governments are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, and >> are actively rethinking the use of existing state assets to create >> new ongoing revenue opportunities," Price said in a statement. >> >> To avoid being a distraction to motorists, the plates would only >> start showing ads after a vehicle was stopped for four seconds, such >> as at a red light or traffic jam, according to media reports. The >> vehicle's license plate number would always be in view. >> >> Besides advertising, the plates could also be used to provide traffic >> and public safety information, such as Amber alerts. The latter are >> urgent bulletins of reported child abductions that are broadcast in >> partnership with law-enforcement agencies, the media and >> transportation agencies. >> >> Smart Plate Technologies is one company developing electronic license >> plates. The San Francisco company is not yet selling the technology. >> http://www.informationweek.com/news/....jhtml?article >> ID=225700916 ----- >> >> - gpsman > > > another idiot top-poster. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at localnet dot com |
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