'It’s the one thing on a vehicle that over the past 100 years hasn’t changed and it’s a pain point for a lot of people,' Boston said. I can see a future where you can pay at Starbucks with it.' Simplify vehicle registrationīoston, 49, founded the company in 2009 and started devising ways to make a license plate more functional than its present metal iteration, which he sees going the way of leaded gasoline and soon internal combustion engines in lieu of battery-electric vehicles. 'It’s also a virtual wallet for your car. 'There are a lot of things that it can eventually do,' said Neville Boston, founder of Reviver, who envisions a day when the digital license plate can access roadside assistance. The company that created them, Reviver, is in discussions with 11 other states, including Michigan, to offer the plates. Reviver expects to begin selling its digital license plates in Michigan during the second quarter next year. At a starting price of nearly $500 a plate with a $55 yearly connectivity fee, only 3,300 people have them in California and Arizona. or my neighbor is a huge Lakers fan, and when Kobe Bryant passed away, we both displayed ‘Kobe RIP.’ 'ĭigital license plates have been allowed in California and Arizona since 2019 now they are allowed in Michigan, too, but not yet for sale.

“There are hundreds of messages to choose from on the app.

“I can put up my favorite sports team - mine is the Raiders - and I can change the background colors,” said Williams, who lives in Huntington Beach, California.

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