It's often surprising to learn just how many things in our modern world are connected — unfortunately, the surprise usually comes when those connections break. Today we learned that state departments of motor vehicles nationwide are linked up, and we know because this morning there was a problem that whole network down.
The AAMVA, in a statement, said, “The network that connects motor vehicle agencies across the United States to each other and to various verification services experienced an outage due to a loss in cloud connectivity.” "During that time, there was no ability to process messages that support transactions of driver licenses and motor vehicle titles. This prevented a number of motor vehicle agencies from issuing driver licenses and vehicle titles during the outage," the AAMVA said.