Instead of tollbooths London is using digital cameras that snap license plate photos as vehicles pass underneath.
Preventing theft and fraud may seem like legitimate uses of that license plate data.
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In 2011, Arizona authorized a tea party license plate featuring an image of it.
Wife Farida gave him a Lexus with "C1PLA" on the license plate for his 70th birthday.
He even got a special license plate: LKYGIRL. You can say that again.
Harmon then fled in a 2013 Kia Optima, Arizona license plate AVS-2052, he said.
Both license plate detection and facial recognition are computer vision tricks that already work.
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Brown says LTE gives the cars the ability to do fast license plate checks and feed video to dispatchers.
He intentionally left a trail of evidence including the license plate off his getaway car to ensure his incarceration.
License plate enthusiasts often advise movie producers, historians and even law enforcement officials.
But they did get the license plate number and later tracked the vehicle to him, the traffic spokeswoman said.
On the other hand, my Louisiana license plate remains a badge of honor.
According to police, the killer took some camping items and the license plate from their 1997 GMC Jimmy SUV.
Above the bar hangs a New York license plate which reads 'HAMMERED'.
He asked if I would delete two of the photos, which showed a K9 unit SUV including its license plate.
Turns out it's not so easy to look up someone's home address based on his license plate number in California.
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We also see prospects of further reduction in sales growth in China due to governmental regulations limiting license plate registrations.
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Things would stay simple when the vehicle is moving, and the license plate number would remain visible at all times.
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Each car receives a special red license plate emblazoned with the infinity sign and the letters AU, for autonomous vehicle.
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One eyewitness noted the license plate on a 2001 Ford Astro minivan registered to Hilton in DeKalb County, Georgia, Verdone said.
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They are also sweeping parking garages for explosives and using digital license plate readers to check for stolen vehicles, officials said.
The customer also got a license plate number, and investigators later traced the plate to Behbehanian's residence, Starbucks spokesman Zack Hutson said.
Advocates believe the digital license plates could actually cut license plate construction costs and bring money to the state via ad sales.
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The RFID chip can contain not only an identification number that works like a license plate, but also the product's expiration date.
Police identified the suspect as Arthur George Harmon, who was last seen in a white 2013 Kia with Arizona license plate AVS2052.
This was the first he had heard about the license plate switcheroo.
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Just last month, ALPCA members helped the Baltimore police department identify a license plate on a getaway car used by a murder suspect.
The video is blurry, the van is only seen for a few seconds, and neither a driver nor license plate can be seen.
Like the powerful nickel-metal-hydride battery in the Toyota Prius that he drives to work every day, the one with the license plate OVONIC.
Following approvals, Continental will receive its testing license and red license plate featuring an infinity sign to represent the car of the future.
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