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Illustration of a person photographing a white car with a phone while license plate recognition software highlights the plate and reads the number ABC 5678

AI & Machine LearningSeptember 10, 2026

How Does That Camera Actually Read Your License Plate?

You drive past a small camera at a parking garage or toll booth and the gate just opens — no ticket, no human, nothing. Here’s a plain-English walkthrough of what that camera is actually doing, one step at a time.