After the digital proof of age was launched in September 2023, the next digital ID use case followed on Thursday, February 15, 2024: the digital vehicle registration is now officially launched in Austria. The newest digital ID was presented to the public by Federal Minister of the Interior Gerhard Karner and State Secretary for Digitalization Florian Tursky at a joint press conference. With the launch of the digital vehicle registration, police roadside checks in Austria can now be conducted fully digital.

Successful launch of the digital vehicle registration

As of now, citizens can easily, safely, and digitally present the vehicle registration data of a motor vehicle registered in their own name in Austria on their smartphones. In a police traffic control, a QR code can be generated at the touch of a button after successful activation. In a police traffic control, a QR code can be generated at the touch of a button after successful activation. This way, two official documents can be presented to the police simultaneously. Upon request, the QR code contains either only the digital vehicle registration or both the digital vehicle registration and the digital driver’s license. The digital driver’s license can also be presented individually if the user chooses to. .

Another successful launch for youniqx Identity

The digital vehicle registration was developed by youniqx Identity AG, the digital subsidiary of the Austrian State Printing House (OSD). Since 2017, the Austrian State Printing House has been consolidating its know-how in secure digital identity in its in-house digital subsidiary youniqx Identity AG. The successful launch of the digital vehicle registration is the next important milestone within just 16 months. In addition to the new digital vehicle registration, youniqx Identity has already delivered the “eAusweise” app, the digital driver’s license, the digital proof of age, and the associated verification apps to the Republic of Austria. With the internally developed eID application “MIA” (“My Identity App”), youniqx Identity was already one of the pioneers in the field of electronic identities.

Valuable know-how through MIA

“MIA” had previously successfully launched into operation in two European countries. Based on “MIA,” the Liechtenstein digital identity “eID.li” could be adapted to individual customer requirements with only a few months of development time and was released in April 2020. The flexible “MIA” covers multiple use cases, such as digital IDs or electronic health records. This know-how about digital identities and digital IDs could now be used again in the development of the latest digital eID for the Republic of Austria.

Further information about youniqx Identity can be found at https://www.youniqx.com/

Further information about the digital registration certificate and the “eIDs” app can be found at https://www.digitalaustria.gv.at/ as well as at https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/eausweise