The Lohdown - Flow Into The Future

AMAZON, GM, VOLVO, TOYOTA, AND THE TYRANNY OF TECHNOLOGY

- Edward Loh

There is a good chance you’re one of the 100-plus million Amazon Prime customers who enjoys free shipping on products you order online. Likely you get your purchases delivered to your home or office. But what if you could get packages sent directly to the trunk of your car while at the beach or on vacation?

That’s now a reality here in the U.S. Just as we went to press, General Motors and Volvo announced a program with Amazon called Amazon Key In-Car Delivery. Owners of certain Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, and Volvo vehicles who download the Amazon Key app and connect it to their car (via Volvo On Call or OnStar for GM cars) will be able to grant Amazon delivery drivers access for package drop-off. In-Car Delivery will be available in 37 cities in the U.S. at launch and costs nothing for Prime subscribers, though certain restrictions do apply. If you’re curious, check out amazon.com/keyincar.