Sometimes it feels like we are living in Stone Age in Germany, and sometimes I am quite glad about this.

#^Accident in Dubai? Your smart number plate will soon alert police, ambulance

Trial phase of smart plates to begin next month  says RTA

Dubai: Vehicles equipped with smart number plates will automatically send out alert to police and ambulance centres in case of accidents or any other emergencies, officials said on Monday.
Dubai will be the first city in the world next month to run a pilot of smart plates, testing the Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) Tag2Connect (T2C) platform.

Another first in the world, and a related initiative is the Vehicle Chain project that will help RTA track the history of a vehicle from birth to scrap.
“The Vehicle Chain project will bring all the stakeholders such as manufacturers, dealers, workshops, insurers, licensing authorities, police and vehicles owners on a single platform. This will bring in the much needed transparency in the auto industry, especially in the used car market,” said Abullah Yousuf Al Ali, CEO of RTA’s Licensing Agency.