Yamato Transport Co., KDDI Corp. and other entities have started trialing a service in which delivery workers will leave packages inside the cars of recipients as part of efforts to cope with a labor shortage in the transportation industry.
In addition to reducing the number of redeliveries, the service is thought to be safer than leaving packages in the doorways of recipients who are not at home at the time of delivery, which is often done with the consent of recipients.
The trial will involve people who live in houses, not apartments, and own Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles that can be opened with smartphones using digital key technology.
