So now a new attempt: Bundesdruckerei, together with the city of Fürth, presented a prototype of a smartphone driver’s license. The digital driver’s license is created as part of the ONCE project, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics.
Like Christian Werner, the responsible ONCE project manager at the city of Fürth, told Bayerischer Rundfunk that the new pilot project is pursuing a different approach and promises that data security is the top priority. What happens if the cell phone is stolen or lost? What if there is no network? Solutions must also be found for these questions.
At the moment the prototype seems to be in an early phase. According to Bayerischer Rundfunk, it is currently being tested how citizens can cope with setting up the digital driver’s license. In about a year, the technology should be sophisticated enough. In addition, the police must be equipped with the necessary technology. An exact point in time when the digital driver’s license will actually arrive in Germany has not yet been determined.