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What to know as your driver's license gets a digital upgrade

Season 2026 Episode 164 | 3m 54s

Your old plastic driver's license could soon be getting a digital upgrade. Multiplatform producer Tim McPhillips walks us through four things you should know, including some of the benefits and some of the concerns.

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