Volvo, a Swedish car manufacturer, has announced that they are developing a new technology which would allow online shoppers to have their purchases delivered into their cars instead of their home addresses.
According to the company's statement, as reported by Industry Week, this new system "will allow consumers to have shopping delivered straight to their car, no matter where they are". Online shoppers will be able to facilitate the delivery through their mobile devices such as a tablet or a smartphone, and they will be notified once the delivery has been made or will be picked up from their cars. The car's owner can accept the delivery his/herself and she, or he can also track whether his or her car has been opened.
"The technology was trialed during a pilot program of 100 people, 86% of [whom] agreed that 'roam delivery' saved them time," Volvo stated, as reported by Industryweek.com. "The future car will be much more than just a means of transportation."
Volvo is envisioning this new technology to benefit people who are always on the go and those who need to have their purchases to be delivered immediately, but are away from their offices or homes. Furthermore, the technology is expected to curb the expenses made by failed deliveries, which, according to the business, cost courier and delivery companies as much as € 1 billion Euros every year. The company is scheduled to present this new delivery system at the Mobile World Congress, which will happen next week in Barcelona, Spain.
The announcement for this new technology came after Volvo's recent efforts to move in the market with other high-end vehicles such as Audi and BMW and also to establish the company as the most inventive of all car manufacturers. Aside from this car delivery system, Volvo has also promised to make self-driving cars a reality by 2017 as well as zero injury rates for those who are using Volvo cars by 2020.
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