New Jersey joins 15 other jurisdictions across the US in moving to reduce the need for drivers to carry their physical licenses at all times. However, concrete details—such as whether you’ll be able to add your digital license to Apple Wallet—are still unknown.
Identifying yourself using only your smartphone is slowly becoming possible everywhere from airport security to live concerts, and even on the subway. Now, citizens of New Jersey will soon be able to use digital driver’s licenses and digital non-driver identification cards stored on their smartphones.
New Jersey joins 15 other jurisdictions across the US (including Puerto Rico) in introducing some form of official digital ID system: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Utah, and Delaware. State Motor Vehicle Commission officials have 44 months to begin issuing the new digital ID, meaning you’ll be able to use the new feature by early 2029 at the latest, if plans don’t change.
