1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: Amazon can now deliver packages to your car's trunk. 2 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 2: Amrich damiro This is Rich on Tech Daily. 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: Amazon is expanding its Amazon Key program. Previously, they were 4 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: able to open your front door and leave a package inside. 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: Now they can open your car's trunk and leave a 6 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: package in there. Amazon says the new service is live 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: in thirty seven cities around the nation, including Los Angeles. 8 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: But there are some caveats. Let me explain how this 9 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: all works for starters. You have to sign up for 10 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: the program, but you don't need any extra hardware for 11 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: your car. I'll explain that in a moment. You place 12 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: your Amazon order as usual. Then at checkout you choose 13 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: the in car delivery option. Amazon's going to give you 14 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: a four hour window for your delivery. You just have 15 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: to make sure that you park your car in a 16 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: publicly accessible place. Amazon will then use GPS to navigate 17 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: to and find your car, and then when they are 18 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: within range of your car, the driver requests that your 19 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: carr is remotely unlocked. Now this is where the type 20 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: of car you have comes into play. Right now, the 21 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: service only works with on Star and Volvo on Call, 22 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: which means that you have to have a twenty fifteen 23 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: or newer Chevy, gmc Buick or Cadillac with an active 24 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: on Star account. Now, not sure what that means, the 25 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: active part of that. I want to get some clarification 26 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: on that from Amazon, because if you're not paying for OnStar, 27 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: you can still have an account with them which lets 28 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: you remotely unlock your door. 29 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: So I think that should be good. 30 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: But I hope you don't need a paid account because 31 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: that would keep a lot of people from using this. 32 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: But if you just have to have an active on 33 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: Star account, like just with an email address and login, 34 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: and that would be pretty cool. Now for Volvo, it's 35 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: a twenty fifteen or newer. Amazon says it's going to 36 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: add more cars over time. A lot of cars are 37 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: becoming connected, so they just have to interface with those 38 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: different systems. But these two services alone, according to Amazon, 39 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: represents seven million cars on the road right now, and 40 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: Amazon is not. 41 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 2: Charging any extra for the service. 42 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: But if you change your mind, you can always reroute 43 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: your package to another address. You're going to get a 44 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: confirmation text when the package is safely in your car, 45 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: and it doesn't necessarily have to be the trunk, although 46 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: I'm assuming that's the preferred location for leaving a package 47 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: in your car. This is not the first time a 48 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: car has been a package delivery location. Various startups here 49 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: in the US and Europe have tried the idea, with 50 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: varying degrees of success. But Amazon is obviously now the 51 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: biggest and when Amazon does something well, it puts it 52 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: in the front and center, and so people take notice. 53 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: Bottom line, Amazon really just wants to be everywhere, no 54 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: matter what you think about this idea. They want customers 55 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: to feel like they can get their stuff no matter what. 56 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: You don't have to use this if you don't want to, 57 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: if you don't trust it. But for Amazon, more deliveries 58 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: translates into more sales. And yes, theoretically, a bad guy 59 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: can watch the Amazon delivery truck pull up to a car, 60 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: drop off a package, drive off, and then spring into action, 61 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: robbing the package right from the car. But think about it, 62 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: what's to stop anyone from doing the same thing with 63 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: an Amazon delivery truck in a neighborhood. So at this 64 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: point it seems like Amazon's looking for even more ways 65 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: to make more secure package deliveries, and until all homes 66 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: are built with a special drop off lockbox for packages. 67 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 2: Your trunk just might be the next best thing. 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