Robert Crockett Administrative Services Deputy Director | State of California DMV
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is hosting its first community hackathon aimed at expanding the use of mobile driver's licenses (mDL) in California. The event, held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, brings together 15 teams comprising over 50 participants from various private sector businesses and innovators. Their goal is to integrate secure and privacy-protecting digital identity solutions into customer experiences.
The participating teams have proposed new applications for the California mobile Driver's License (CA mDL), which is currently available in the California DMV Wallet, Apple Wallet, and Google Wallet. The event sees collaboration from organizations such as US Bank, Square, Kaiser Permanente, Visa, Cisco, Samsung, and many others who are exploring mDLs as a tool for secure identity verification.
Industries such as financial services, retail, entertainment, travel, and healthcare are expected to benefit from adopting mobile driver's licenses or identification cards. Teams were provided with technical support prior to the hackathon to prepare their use cases for presentation to a panel of judges. Key focus areas include viability, privacy and security, user experience, and social and environmental impact.
A second hackathon will take place in Sacramento on November 1. This upcoming event will center on public sector applications with more than ten use cases expected from various government entities.
The DMV has partnered with the OpenID Foundation to facilitate these events. The mDL pilot program is limited to 1.5 million participants but offers a quick and secure identity-check option at select airports without needing to hand over a phone or physical license.
Currently, over 700,000 Californians have adopted mDLs. Those interested can obtain one by accessing their "MyDMV" account on the DMV website and following the instructions provided there.
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