It was back in 2014 that Volvo floated the idea of a new delivery service that would allow delivery personnel to track a user’s vehicle and get access to the trunk using an electronic key to deliver items ordered by the customer directly to the trunk of their car. Volvo today announced the launch of this service which promises in-car delivery of users’ online shopping within two hours. It’s teaming up with Swedish startup urb-it for this service.
The idea here is to eliminate delivery failure. People don’t have to be at a delivery location to sign for a package, they can literally make the package come to them and have the people working for the service deliver it directly to their car.
Urb-it ensures that users get the items they have ordered within two hours of the purchase being made online. This Swedish startup employs part-time workers and students who are paid per delivery, it uses geo-location and gives users the ability to choose their personal “urber,” a.k.a the person making the delivery.
The entire process can be followed on a mobile device, right from the collection of the items to the delivery. If the package is not delivered within two hours, the delivery is free. Deliveries are only made to Volvo cars.
For the initial trial period during 2016, Volvo has launched the service in Stockholm City, it’s looking to expand the service to several cities across Europe later this year, with the aim of reaching more than 200 cities worldwide by 2025.