US Executive Order on mobile driver’s licenses expected this week
The Biden administration is expected to issue an executive order instructing U.S. federal agencies to work towards adopting mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and other forms of digital identity.
The use of mDLs for online interactions could involve the use of face biometrics or a PIN, the report notes. Many of those online interactions with federal government bodies are currently supported by scans of physical IDs, along with selfie biometrics, as provided by companies like ID.me, and as currently being adopted by Login.gov.
There are now over a million Californians who posses an mDL, up from about 780,000 in October.
An online public briefing on the results of the 2024 Mobile Driver’s License Hackathons, co-hosted by Open ID, will be held by the California Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday, January 10, at noon Pacific. Hundreds of government agencies, businesses and technology developers are expected to attend.
The two hackathons saw the involvement of over 20 teams, 40 organizations and 200 attendees.
Louisiana’s mobile wallet is close to a launch on the Trinsic network, Trinsic Co-founder and CPO Michael Boyd said during the presentation.
Trinsic counts eight states on track to launch mDLs in 2025; Illinois, Montana, Tennessee, New Jersey, North Dakota, Wyoming, North Carolina and West Virginia.
Path to production goes through California
The path to production launches is being cleared both by online demos like those contained in the webinar, and by developer teams participating in events like the California DMV’s use case competition. Both Trinsic and Mitek were among participants. Others included Fime, Ping Identity, Incode and Credence ID.
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