ThinkPad USB 3.0 Dock Driver Availability Win 8.1

Driver for ThinkPad USB 3.0 Dock station cannot run under Win 8.1.  Support Center stated: Driver being developed.  Does anyone have an expected completion date?
Moderator Note; subject edited.

Hi,
Which USB 3.0 dock are you refering to?
If it is this one:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/itemdetails/0A33970/460/EB6CE8241B8A47E18EBAF06F8726DA3E
Then the latest driver which supports Windows 8.1 can be found here:
http://www.displaylink.com/support/sla.php?fileid=100
Thnaks,
James

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