Not the future - now.
RFID number plates to hit Malaysian highways
networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39164625,00.h...m
Long-range Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and readers from Identec Solutions used to track movement of cars in the UK
www.servicemanagement365.com/RFID/Article35197.aspx
A single reader can identify dozens of vehicles fitted with an e-Plate moving at any speed at a distance of up to 100 metres. Additional roadside infrastructure is minimal.
www.e-plate.com/
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The sooner the better. Current number plates are about as crude as you can get.
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L\'escargot.
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[ tracking vehicles ]
There is also the reprehensible idea of tracking cars for "road charging" by GPS. All this sort of thing ought to be resisted as strongly as possible, IMO.
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The future's coming...... as it has a habit of doing :-)
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