If you drive a lot on the road, you know that it becomes increasingly difficult to slip through the cracks in the event of a small disturbance. Indeed, radars are now ubiquitous and more technologically advanced than ever. This way, the smallest error is tracked and reported without you even knowing it. All the more so surveillance cameras grew strong, punishing all kinds of mischief without stopping you. And it’s obviously far from over, because the government has a new weapon to control drivers.

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— Montpellier Municipal Police (@PMMontpellier) November 22, 2022

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And this one is called Lapi. An acronym that simply means ” Automated license plate reading“. And as the name suggests, this technology allows you to analyze each vehicle’s license plate to access a variety of information. This can, for example, allow you to find out if the car is insured or if it has passed a MOT. But for now this system will be used for another. Indeed, in Rennes it will be used to verify that parking has been paid for. In fact, the fraud rate there is about 30%.

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The first Lapi cars will start working from January 1 in the city of Rennes. Then the system will be similar to the one used, for example, by Streeteo in Paris. And this device is already being criticized, which is causing the anger of motorists. But deputy ecologist Valerie Fochet emphasizes that “the idea that we use these cars as ATMs is not correct. We are not talking about a photovoltaic sulfator.” It remains to be seen how this will look in practice…

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