Michigan drivers hoping to show off their personality on a license plate might be surprised at what won’t make the cut.

In this paper, we address automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) in the wild. Such an ALPR system takes an arbitrary image as input and outputs the recognized license plate numbers. In the ...

Abstract: Car theft remains a significant issue in Thailand, necessitating advanced security solutions. This research investigates the application of license plate recognition (LPR) technology using ...

Florida lawmakers have filed bills to eliminate the yellow registration decals on license plates. If passed, registration renewals would be recorded electronically, and law enforcement would verify ...

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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office revealed the 2025 list of rejected vanity and personalized license plate requests, rejecting more than 550 combinations that were deemed ...

Illinois drivers got creative when it came to their license plate requests in 2025, but not enough to get past the Illinois Secretary of State's office. Revealing the list of rejected license plates ...

CHICAGO — From “IBPOOPN” to “TYPESHT,” Illinois drivers submitted tens of thousands of vanity license plate requests this year, including hundreds that never made it past state reviewers. The ...

After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government. Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the ...

Abstract: The paper focuses on solving three main problems in license plate recognition in intelligent traffic. The first is to detect and classify vehicles right at the red light waiting area. The ...

Fifty-four new automated license-plate recognition cameras will be installed throughout the city of Naples, adding to more than 100 already in use. City Council unanimously voted to amend its ...

One car’s license plate has no frame. The other has a frame. Are they both legal in Florida? That’s the question drivers and law enforcement officials have after a new Florida House bill went into ...