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posted by chromas on Thursday April 26 2018, @12:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the there's-a-steak-in-my-boot! dept.

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

Mentioned previously on SN, Amazon has started direct-to-car deliveries:

Amazon is expanding its in-home delivery service called Key to include deliveries to trunks and back seats of cars. The service is available only to Amazon Prime members in 37 cities who have a 2015 or newer Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac or Volvo with an active OnStar or Volvo On Call account.

Essentially, these are already connected cars that can be remotely unlocked — in this case for package delivery, which Amazon promises within a four-hour window. The shopper has to confirm that they've parked within range of the delivery location — in a publicly accessible area — and can track the progress through the Amazon Key app.

Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/24/605057245/amazon-wants-to-deliver-packages-inside-your-car


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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Immerman on Thursday April 26 2018, @02:14PM

    by Immerman (3985) on Thursday April 26 2018, @02:14PM (#672150)

    Clearly the delivery people were having too much trouble stealing people's houses. So Amazon, being the egalitarian sorts they are, are encouraging customers to allow them to unlock something more portable.

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