New York IDs now offer 'X' as a gender This is a big step in the Gender Recognition Act put into action in 2021 Salon · May 28, 2022
New York begins offering gender neutral driver’s licenses ALBANY, N.Y. — Nonbinary New Yorkers no longer have to identify as male or female on any state-issued IDs, including driver’s licenses. Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022
California DMV said it would investigate Tesla over self-driving claims. Then, crickets It's been a year since the California Department of Motor Vehicles opened an investigation into Tesla's sales pitch for its Full Self-Driving feature, the $12,000 software package that supposedly enables a Tesla car to drive itself through city and neighborhood streets. Los Angeles Times · May 27, 2022
California will test digital driver's licenses. Is personal info at risk? Are Californians ready for yet another new version of the driver's license? Los Angeles Times · May 25, 2022
Kylie Jenner Posted Her Driver’s License On Instagram It’s Raised A Whole Lot Of Questions Hm... Pedestrian.tv · May 15, 2022
ICE Operates a Sweeping 'Dragnet Surveillance System,' New Report Finds ICE has spent $2.8 billion since 2008 developing surveillance and facial-recognition capabilities, mostly in secrecy and without real oversight. Reason · May 11, 2022
ICE created secret surveillance system ICE hides the tactics in "near-total secrecy" with absolutely no oversight, Georgetown researchers found Salon · May 11, 2022
NYPD cops shoot, wound man with machete threatening driver over Brooklyn parking spot, officer cut in hand NEW YORK — NYPD cops shot and wounded a machete-wielding man threatening a motorist over a parking spot in Coney Island, police said. Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022
Virginia’s fatal traffic crashes hit 14-year high in 2021, DMV says The number of people killed in crashes on Virginia roadways this year is outpacing last year’s 14-year high, according to state Department of Motor Vehicle data. Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022
Alabama law could raise legal driving age just for transgender residents Alabama’s SB 184 seeks to outlaw doctors from offering gender-affirming care to trans minors under the age of 19 The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022
Carson Wentz: ‘An opportunity to grow’ Carson Wentz joined BMitch and Finlay for his first radio appearance in the DMV Thursday. He provided some excellent insight into his new beginning with Washington. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 18, 2022
Waymo sues state DMV to keep robotaxi safety details secret Waymo, the driverless car company operating an autonomous taxi fleet in San Francisco, is suing the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The immediate issue: whether the company, owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc., can hide from the public safety-related information by designating it as a trade secret. Los Angeles Times · Jan 28, 2022