{
  "id": 12897753,
  "title": "These US states just said ‘no’ to Apple Wallet driver’s licenses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/these-us-states-just-said-no-to-apple-wallet-drivers-licenses",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:21:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/08/these-us-states-just-said-no-to-apple-wallet-drivers-licenses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two US states have recently expressed their refusal to support Apple Wallet driver's licenses, despite the growing number of US states that have implemented this technology. Florida and Rhode Island are the two states that have indicated they have no plans to launch digital driver's licenses anytime soon, if at all. Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida has been a vocal opponent of the idea, while Rhode Island's Chair of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, Walter \"Bud\" Craddock, has expressed his skepticism about the need for such licenses.",
  "summary": "Apple Wallet driver’s licenses keeps expanding to more US states, but two states recently indicated they won’t launch support anytime soon—if at all. more…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}