Volvo trail new delivery system to your car

IT’S the bane of any online shopper — you order the book from Amazon, but can’t be there to collect it. Now Volvo is trying to solve the problem of missed package deliveries and believes the solution is sitting right outside in your driveway or office carpark.

The carmaker wants to allow retailers to drop off merchandise right inside your parked car. “Many people work or lead hectic lifestyles,” says Klas Bendrik, chief information officer at Volvo Car Group. “Deliveries to the car would save time and money.” Not to mention unnecessary stress and disappointment.

Volvo recently tested a service called Roam Delivery that would provide delivery companies with the location of your Volvo and a one-time digital key to open the car and leave packages inside. According to Bendrik, the service may become commercially available within the next two years, at least in Sweden.