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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: 2) by c0lo on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:16PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:16PM (#672353) Journal

    That would defy the purpose as it would destroy the car, no chances to recover anything. (grin)

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