Mobile license pilot study to allow police to 'ping' cellphone for a license
Mobile license pilot study to allow police to 'ping'
cellphone for a license
Jerry Smith, The News Journal Published 12:13 p.m. ET
March 13, 2018 | Updated 12:21 p.m. ET March 14, 2018
DelDOT's Transportation Management Center, the epicenter
of all things traffic control in Delaware has begun looking to the future
automated vehicles.
Delaware could be among the first states to use mobile
driver's licenses.
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has launched a
mobile driver's license pilot study that will run for six months, according to
a release from the Delaware Department of Transportation.
The six-month pilot study will include about 200 state
employees and stakeholders.
“Delaware is among the first states to test a mobile
driver’s license, and we’re excited to help move this new technology forward,”
said Gov. John Carney said in the release.
Transportation Secretary Jennifer Cohan believes the
pilot will help the state how mobile driver's licenses work in real-world
scenarios.
"[They will] address any issues that arise as a
result before we decide to fully adopt and implement this application for our
more than 800,000 licensed drivers and ID card holders,” she said in the
release.
The pilot is being run by both the Delaware DMV and
IDEMIA, the company that produces the state’s physical driver's licenses and
identification cards, according to the release.
Features of the mDL that will be tested include:
• Enhanced privacy for age verification: No need to show
a person’s address, license number and birthdate. The mobile driver's license
will verify if the person is over 18 or 21 and display a photo.
• Law enforcement use during a traffic stop: The mobile
driver's license will allow law enforcement officers to ping a driver’s
smartphone to request their driver’s license information before walking to the
vehicle.
• Business acceptance: Understanding how businesses that
require identification or age verification interact with the mobile driver's
license will be advantageous throughout the pilot study.
• Ease of Use: Ensuring the mobile driver's license is
able to be presented to any organization without difficulty.
• Secure access: The mobile driver's license is unlocked
and accessible only by the license holder. The mobile driver's license is
accessed through an app on the owner’s smartphone and is opened/unlocked by
entering a user-created PIN or facial recognition.
“It is our responsibility to always bring the
best-in-class offerings to our state and an mDL holds the promise of offering
an always-updated, secure credential that will be easy to use by our consumers,
businesses and law enforcement,” Vien said in the release.
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