Hauling
with your Christmas presents will soon be a thing of the past for Northern Europeans with a
Volvo. The Swedish company is offering its customers the option to have
have their Christmas presents and groceries delivered straight into their own car. The
so-called‘roam-
delivery service’ensures that delivery drivers can also deliver orders
to a locked car.
How does it work?
How
do delivery drivers receive orders in a locked car? The new delivery method
delivery uses the existing Volvo On Call app, which allows Volvo drivers
can remotely control their car – for example, to warm it up. Thanks to
this service, the car owner does not need to be present. The delivery driver gains
a digital key via the On Call app, allowing them to unlock the Volvo for
. Orders can thus be delivered even when
the car is parked in, for example, a multi-storey car park whilst the customer is
shopping. Once the orders have been delivered, the vehicle is
locked again. The digital key is removed from the app so that it cannot
be used again. The customer receives a message on their smartphone confirming that
the order has been delivered.
Idea
from Volvo
Volvo
presented the idea last year, but is launching a pilot scheme this Christmas season
. Last festive season, the plans weren’t yet concrete enough. In
collaboration with parcel delivery firm PostNord, which operates in Sweden and Denmark,
Volvo has further developed the plans. The Swedish
car manufacturer is working with a Swedish grocery retailer and the online
toy shop Lekmer.com. They are acting as pilot partners. The toy retailer
operates in five countries, including the Netherlands, meaning that Dutch people can also
can also make use of the new service.
Benefits
for the consumer
Volvo
has plans to develop this new delivery method in detail. According to
Swedish company, the main advantage is that it saves consumers time. Bjorn
Annwall, senior
Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Service at Volvo, is delighted with the
pilot scheme: “Volvo In-car Delivery proves that connected
car technologies save consumers time. Christmas is a lovely time of year. But
let’s be honest, it’s also the busiest time of the year.”
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