Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Iowa Driver's Licenses to go Virtual

I guess it was only a matter of time until this happened. Iowa motorists will soon be able to show identification by pulling out a cellphone.
The Iowa Department of Transportation plans to roll out a new digitally-encoded license sometime next year.

DOT Director Paul Trombino says the digital licenses can be used at a traffic stop, the airport, or anywhere identification is needed.  

Here's more from Iowa Public Radio.

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