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The General Assembly in North Carolina is passing legislation designed to limit the clutter on motor vehicle license plates so the essentials can be read better by cameras and by cops. HB67 makes it an offense to cover the state name or year/month sticker on a license plate with a license plate frame.

Goldman Sachs (GS) have negotiated a substantial minority share in traffic camera specialists American Traffic Solutions (ATS) of Scottsdale Arizona, providing the company with fresh capital to fund their growth. GS becomes the first institutional investor in ATS, says the ATS president, Jim Tuton. The big New York based investment banker will get two positions on Tuton's seven person board of directors.

PlatePass, one of the larger rental car toll consolidators, announce they now have an interoperable system for camera-based toll collection across Texas, Florida and Colorado. Toll authorities in Florida, Texas and Colorado are now set up to recognize the license plates and other visual characteristics of four major car rental fleets.