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Amazon Wants to Deliver Packages Inside Your Car

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

MrPlow writes:

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: 4, Funny) by Taibhsear on Thursday April 26 2018, @02:25PM (3 children)

    by Taibhsear (1464) on Thursday April 26 2018, @02:25PM (#672155)

    Do you want dead hookers in your trunk? Because this is how you get dead hookers in your trunk.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 26 2018, @04:47PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 26 2018, @04:47PM (#672204)

    How do we get live hookers in our trunks? That is the question.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by bob_super on Thursday April 26 2018, @05:52PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Thursday April 26 2018, @05:52PM (#672226)

      Hookers 101: hand enough money, hooker gets in your trunks, or briefs, or whatever you're wearing.

  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday April 26 2018, @06:06PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday April 26 2018, @06:06PM (#672236) Journal

    Well I was on the fence before but now I'm sold!