chip-based driving

Shortage of chips affected issuance of cards by banks late last year, but the situation improved after intervention by government and private agencies.A shortage of semiconductor chips continues to impact the issue of chip-baseddriver’s licences and automobile registration cards, to the frustration of new vehicle owners.During most of 2022 and the beginning of 2023, disruption in the supply chain and the Russia-Ukraine war caused a shortage of chips that meant that smart…

(This story originally appeared in on Jul 15, 2023)A shortage of semiconductor chips continues to impact the issue of chip-baseddriver’s licences and automobile registration cards, to the frustration of new vehicle owners.During most of 2022 and the beginning of 2023, disruption in the supply chain and the Russia-Ukraine war caused a shortage of chips that meant that smart drivers’ license were not issued, said Pethi Sarguru, CEO of Versatile Card Technology( VCT) one of the largest manufacturers of smart cards used for…