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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: 3, Interesting) by requerdanos on Thursday April 26 2018, @03:07PM (2 children)

    by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Thursday April 26 2018, @03:07PM (#672174) Journal

    and every person with access to the unlocking system is completely honest, and will also ensure your car is locked and undamaged once the package has been delivered. So *nothing* could *possibly* go wrong.

    Your concerns are probably not reasons to avoid pursuing the delivery method. They apply similarly to other methods that are used and accepted.

    And every person with access to the mailbox is completely honest, and will also ensure that your mailbox is undamaged and none of the mail is stolen once the merchandise has been delivered.

    So *nothing* could *possibly* go wrong.

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday April 26 2018, @05:46PM (1 child)

    by frojack (1554) on Thursday April 26 2018, @05:46PM (#672222) Journal

    nd every person with access to the mailbox is completely honest, and will also ensure that your mailbox is undamaged and none of the mail is stolen once the merchandise has been delivered.

    Right, because there is such a big market for stolen mailboxes, right?

    Have that second cup of coffee before you post. We'll wait for your pearls of wisdom.

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    • (Score: 2) by requerdanos on Thursday April 26 2018, @06:08PM

      by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Thursday April 26 2018, @06:08PM (#672238) Journal

      Have that second cup of coffee before you post.

      It actually says stolen mail [uspis.gov].

      Do you take cream and sugar?