Iowa among pilot states for mobile driver’s licenses on Apple Wallet
BPC Staff Sep 1, 2021 | 8:00 pm
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194 wordsAll Latest News, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Statewide NewsIowa residents will soon be able to carry an electronic ID on some Apple devices for identification purposes. Apple announced today that it is working with eight initial states, among them Iowa, to enable iPhone and Apple Watch users to securely add and use their driver’s license or state ID to their Wallet app. The Transportation Security Administration will enable select airport security checkpoints and lanes in participating airports as the first locations customers can use their driver’s license or state ID in Wallet, Apple said in a press release. “We are glad to see Apple advance the acceptance of mobile driver’s licenses by offering a secure and convenient way to present a mobile driver’s license with Apple Wallet,” said Melissa Gillett, director of the Iowa Motor Vehicle Division. According to Apple, neither Apple nor issuing states will receive information about where or when users present their IDs. Participating states and the TSA will share more information at a later date about when support for mobile driver’s licenses and state IDs in Wallet will be available in each state, and which TSA airport security checkpoints and select lanes it will be available at first.