RFID technology to hit license plates in Malaysia, too

In a bid to "stop automotive theft" from occurring so frequently in Malaysia, the Road Transport Department will begin fitting vehicles with RFID-equipped license plates that can be quickly scanned and analyzed by the boys in blue. The plate itself will receive a few minor aesthetic changes, but the integrated microchip is where the rubber hits the road; only authorized mechanics will be able to actually install the plates, and the microchip onboard will house information about the vehicle's model, make, and even driver information. The e-plate, as it's so aptly named, has already quelled theft in Japan (and hit Britain, too), and the RTD hopes that Kuala Lumpur will see the same drops in crime as the new plates make things much more difficult for carjackers since swapping out the plates won't exactly bypass security. The RTD's director-general has already set the implementation in motion, aiming to equip "new cars" first, while "older" (read: less desirable) whips will get the RFID treatment later on.

[Via Inquirer]

[sb @ Dec 11th 2006 1:47PM]

Japanese plate in Malaysia?

[PreGHz @ Dec 11th 2006 1:49PM]

That is in no way a Malaysian plate.

[Darren @ Dec 11th 2006 2:11PM]

That is indeed a Japanese e-plate, which Malaysia plans to borrow (and insert its own language, of course).

[Wirelessdeo @ Dec 11th 2006 2:18PM]

This is just going to make it easyer for the boys in blue to hand out tickets...or E-tickets. All they have to do is place 2 RFID readers appart and time how long it takes you to pass both of them....if your speeding a ticket could be mailed out to you.

[iman @ Dec 11th 2006 2:42PM]

hey hey...my country. so proud of it. to KC, there are still good cops out there. so please spare your pessimism to yourself.

[CT @ Dec 11th 2006 3:24PM]

In my country there is problem... and that problem is transport.

[Mike @ Dec 11th 2006 3:27PM]

This is why YOU MUST KILL THE MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER!!!11

[KC @ Dec 12th 2006 8:16AM]

Anyway, with these e-plates you can still bribe an Malay cop.