SC DMV Set to Begin Massive Technology Upgrade to Agency’s ‘Ancient’ Computer System

SC DMV set to begin massive technology upgrade to agency’s ‘ancient’ computer system

Residents wait their turn at a South Carolina driver's licensing office. The agency is set to being a massive technology upgrade that could reduce wait times or cut out trips to the DMV altogether. (Photo provided by SC DMV)COLUMBIA — Sitting inside a South Carolina drivers’ licensing office to await your turn could become a thing of the past. The budget that takes effect Tuesday allows the state Department of Motor Vehicles to begin raising the…

SCDMV Raising Funds to Upgrade 1990s Technology — The Anderson Observer

Jessica Holdman/S.C. Daily GazetteCOLUMBIA — Sitting inside a South Carolina drivers’ licensing office to await your turn could become a thing of the past.The budget that takes effect Tuesday allows the state Department of Motor Vehicles to begin raising the money it needs to upgrade software systems that are roughly three decades old.DMV Director Kevin Shwedo said he doesn’t know of any state in the nation other than South Carolina still operat…