April 24, 2018 • 3 mins
Amazon now lets you get packages delivered to your car through their Amazon Key program. There's no special hardware required, but right now only certain car makes and models qualify.More information:Amazon KeyFollow Rich on Social Media:Facebook: http://facebook.com/RichOnTechTwitter: http://twitter.com/richdemuroInstagram: http://instagram.com/richontechNEW! You can add the Rich on Tech Daily Update to your Alexa Flash Briefing! Just search for the "Rich on Tech" skill in your Alexa app and add it to your briefing! You'll get a daily dose of tech news each day and a longer show on the weekends!
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Amazon can now deliver packages to your car's trunk.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Amrich damiro This is Rich on Tech Daily.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Amazon is expanding its Amazon Key program. Previously, they were
able to open your front door and leave a package inside.
Now they can open your car's trunk and leave a
package in there. Amazon says the new service is live
in thirty seven cities around the nation, including Los Angeles.
But there are some caveats. Let me explain how this
(00:31):
all works for starters. You have to sign up for
the program, but you don't need any extra hardware for
your car. I'll explain that in a moment. You place
your Amazon order as usual. Then at checkout you choose
the in car delivery option. Amazon's going to give you
a four hour window for your delivery. You just have
to make sure that you park your car in a
publicly accessible place. Amazon will then use GPS to navigate
(00:54):
to and find your car, and then when they are
within range of your car, the driver requests that your
carr is remotely unlocked. Now this is where the type
of car you have comes into play. Right now, the
service only works with on Star and Volvo on Call,
which means that you have to have a twenty fifteen
or newer Chevy, gmc Buick or Cadillac with an active
(01:15):
on Star account. Now, not sure what that means, the
active part of that. I want to get some clarification
on that from Amazon, because if you're not paying for OnStar,
you can still have an account with them which lets
you remotely unlock your door.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
So I think that should be good.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
But I hope you don't need a paid account because
that would keep a lot of people from using this.
But if you just have to have an active on
Star account, like just with an email address and login,
and that would be pretty cool. Now for Volvo, it's
a twenty fifteen or newer. Amazon says it's going to
add more cars over time. A lot of cars are
becoming connected, so they just have to interface with those
different systems. But these two services alone, according to Amazon,
(01:52):
represents seven million cars on the road right now, and
Amazon is not.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Charging any extra for the service.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
But if you change your mind, you can always reroute
your package to another address. You're going to get a
confirmation text when the package is safely in your car,
and it doesn't necessarily have to be the trunk, although
I'm assuming that's the preferred location for leaving a package
in your car. This is not the first time a
car has been a package delivery location. Various startups here
in the US and Europe have tried the idea, with
(02:19):
varying degrees of success. But Amazon is obviously now the
biggest and when Amazon does something well, it puts it
in the front and center, and so people take notice.
Bottom line, Amazon really just wants to be everywhere, no
matter what you think about this idea. They want customers
to feel like they can get their stuff no matter what.
You don't have to use this if you don't want to,
if you don't trust it. But for Amazon, more deliveries
(02:42):
translates into more sales. And yes, theoretically, a bad guy
can watch the Amazon delivery truck pull up to a car,
drop off a package, drive off, and then spring into action,
robbing the package right from the car. But think about it,
what's to stop anyone from doing the same thing with
an Amazon delivery truck in a neighborhood. So at this
point it seems like Amazon's looking for even more ways
(03:02):
to make more secure package deliveries, and until all homes
are built with a special drop off lockbox for packages.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Your trunk just might be the next best thing. But
tell me what you think.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
You can talk to me on Twitter I'm at rich
dmiro or on my Facebook page Facebook dot com.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Slash rich on tech.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
And if you like this podcast, if you're learning something
every day, please leave me a review. That way more
people see the podcast. In Apple Podcasts, you can be
like dot Sell, who said, thanks, Rich, I love your podcast.
It's so informative and fun to listen to. I listen
every day in Alexa.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Oh, I didn't even realize how appropriate that comment is
for our big Amazon story today. But yes, you can
listen to rich on Tech every day in Alexa. All
you have to do is add it to your flash briefing.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Thanks so much for listening. I'm rich Dmurro.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
You can find links to everything I mentioned here at
richon tech dot tv.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
I'll talk to you real soon.
Amazon can now deliver packages to your car's trunk.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Amrich damiro This is Rich on Tech Daily.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Amazon is expanding its Amazon Key program. Previously, they were
able to open your front door and leave a package inside.
Now they can open your car's trunk and leave a
package in there. Amazon says the new service is live
in thirty seven cities around the nation, including Los Angeles.
But there are some caveats. Let me explain how this
(00:31):
all works for starters. You have to sign up for
the program, but you don't need any extra hardware for
your car. I'll explain that in a moment. You place
your Amazon order as usual. Then at checkout you choose
the in car delivery option. Amazon's going to give you
a four hour window for your delivery. You just have
to make sure that you park your car in a
publicly accessible place. Amazon will then use GPS to navigate
(00:54):
to and find your car, and then when they are
within range of your car, the driver requests that your
carr is remotely unlocked. Now this is where the type
of car you have comes into play. Right now, the
service only works with on Star and Volvo on Call,
which means that you have to have a twenty fifteen
or newer Chevy, gmc Buick or Cadillac with an active
(01:15):
on Star account. Now, not sure what that means, the
active part of that. I want to get some clarification
on that from Amazon, because if you're not paying for OnStar,
you can still have an account with them which lets
you remotely unlock your door.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
So I think that should be good.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
But I hope you don't need a paid account because
that would keep a lot of people from using this.
But if you just have to have an active on
Star account, like just with an email address and login,
and that would be pretty cool. Now for Volvo, it's
a twenty fifteen or newer. Amazon says it's going to
add more cars over time. A lot of cars are
becoming connected, so they just have to interface with those
different systems. But these two services alone, according to Amazon,
(01:52):
represents seven million cars on the road right now, and
Amazon is not.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Charging any extra for the service.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
But if you change your mind, you can always reroute
your package to another address. You're going to get a
confirmation text when the package is safely in your car,
and it doesn't necessarily have to be the trunk, although
I'm assuming that's the preferred location for leaving a package
in your car. This is not the first time a
car has been a package delivery location. Various startups here
in the US and Europe have tried the idea, with
(02:19):
varying degrees of success. But Amazon is obviously now the
biggest and when Amazon does something well, it puts it
in the front and center, and so people take notice.
Bottom line, Amazon really just wants to be everywhere, no
matter what you think about this idea. They want customers
to feel like they can get their stuff no matter what.
You don't have to use this if you don't want to,
if you don't trust it. But for Amazon, more deliveries
(02:42):
translates into more sales. And yes, theoretically, a bad guy
can watch the Amazon delivery truck pull up to a car,
drop off a package, drive off, and then spring into action,
robbing the package right from the car. But think about it,
what's to stop anyone from doing the same thing with
an Amazon delivery truck in a neighborhood. So at this
point it seems like Amazon's looking for even more ways
(03:02):
to make more secure package deliveries, and until all homes
are built with a special drop off lockbox for packages.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Your trunk just might be the next best thing. But
tell me what you think.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
You can talk to me on Twitter I'm at rich
dmiro or on my Facebook page Facebook dot com.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Slash rich on tech.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
And if you like this podcast, if you're learning something
every day, please leave me a review. That way more
people see the podcast. In Apple Podcasts, you can be
like dot Sell, who said, thanks, Rich, I love your podcast.
It's so informative and fun to listen to. I listen
every day in Alexa.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Oh, I didn't even realize how appropriate that comment is
for our big Amazon story today. But yes, you can
listen to rich on Tech every day in Alexa. All
you have to do is add it to your flash briefing.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Thanks so much for listening. I'm rich Dmurro.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
You can find links to everything I mentioned here at
richon tech dot tv.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
I'll talk to you real soon.
Host
Rich DeMuro
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