The fast facts on the DOT digital license pilot
September 1, 2015
Iowa’s the first state in the nation to begin testing an app puts its citizens driver’s licenses in a new digital format. Currently being tested by 75 to 100 members of the Iowa Department of Transportation, the new app is hoped to be in the hands of citizens within a year to a year and a half according to Andrea Henry, director of the Office of Strategic Communications for the Iowa DOT.
Here’s the fast facts about the DOT’s pilot program:
- 75 to 100 people are involved in the pilot.
- The app is currently only being used on state-issued iPhones.
- The DOT is looking mostly at usability and security issues.
- The program is slated to last 90 days.