Next year, the Iowa Department of Transportation will experiment with issuing drivers licenses via an app for mobile devices. The digital license will display a 3-D photo of the driver's face, which can be rotated side to side so law enforcement can better match the licensee to the picture.
"Really, it's about giving customers a choice," said Andrea Henry, spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Transportation. "We're in an increasingly mobile world, and there are so many things that are connected to your mobile phone."
Since drivers licenses are used for official government identification, the app will be secured with a PIN code. It could also be secured with a finger print or facial recognition software as well.
It could make the digital license safer than the plastic alternative, helping the state cut down on identity theft, impersonations and fake IDs.
But people who want to stick with their plastic license will also be given that option or they can ask to have both a plastic license and an app.
The Iowa transportation department has been testing out the app for about a year, and it will deploy the digital drivers licenses to its employees first as a test group.
The state hasn't yet set a date for when the digital licenses will be available to the public.
The app could be used at traffic stops and security at Iowa airports.
The state is already one of 30 that allows drivers to show their proof of vehicle insurance electronically.
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