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Amazon tests delivering to trunk of customers’ vehicles

Prime members will have first chance to use new service

The Columbian
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Amazon wants to put a bit of junk in your trunk.

The online retail giant announced a pilot project Wednesday with Audi and DHL Parcel to deliver orders directly to the trunks of German customers’ automobiles.

The service, which debuts next month, will initially be available to a limited number of members of Amazon’s Prime service, which offers free next day shipping on millions of items to customers who pay an annual fee of 49 Euros (roughly $53).

The pilot will only be available in Munich, and only to Audi owners whose cars allow keyless access and wireless tracking. Those customers can choose trunk delivery by giving DHL temporary digital access to their car’s trunks. During checkout, shoppers will also need to let DHL know the car’s approximate location during the delivery period, and the delivery service will be able to use tracking technology to locate the precise parking spot when they arrive with the parcel.

The service is part of Amazon’s ongoing bid to make shopping on its site more convenient than driving to the store.

“The pilot is the first step towards eventually offering Amazon Prime members around the world the ability to use the trunk of their car as a delivery location,” Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Cheeseman said in a statement.

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