Tag: LICENSE PLATE

California legislators might soon turn motorists' license plates into mobile digital ads, a measure proposed by Senator Curren Price that could help the state's cash-strapped economy. The AP reports that California could soon become the first state to use electronic license plates that flash ads when a car is stopped at a red light. These plates, developed by San Francisco startup Smart Plate, ...

While we don't quite understand it, many people like to add some personality to their cars by way of vanity plates. The plates usually read something corny like "2KOOL4U," "MYRIDE1," or, in one Alabama man's case, "XXXXXXX." That's because, when Scottie Roberson was a young man, he built custom cars under the pseudonym "Racer X," and because his favorite number is seven. While this whole ...