Digital plates to replace metal ones on Dubai cars

Soon, say goodbye to metal vehicle plate and install a digital plate in your car

"The digital plate, called Tag to Connect, is a smart screen that will replace the current metal plate," Sultan Abdullah Al Marzouqi, Roads and Transport Authority's (RTA) Director of Vehicle Licensing Department, told Khaleej Times at the Future Cities Show in Dubai on Monday.


For Revier, the digital license plate is nothing short of a revolution. After 125 years of metal license plate, the digital flag is the next logical step, the company from California. This year, 100,000 license plates are to be sold.

Whether and when we will see comparable solutions in Europe remains to be seen. The previously important readability of characteristics (reflectivity) is difficult to achieve with an eInk based display with protective glass.