American multinational retailing corporation Walmart is testing new concepts like delivering packages inside customers’ homes and putting groceries away in their refrigerators.
Walmart is working with a company called August Home, that makes smart locks and other smart-home accessories, to test the new system with few customers in Silicon Valley.
For delivering the items ordered from walmart.com, the delivery person can use a one-time passcode that’s been pre-authorized by the customer to open the home’s smart lock
The customer receives a smartphone notification when the delivery is occurring, and can choose to watch it all play out in real-time on home security cameras through a dedicated app.
Delivery person brings the groceries to the kitchen, unloads them into the fridge, and leaves. Customer receives notification that the door has locked behind them.
Walmart says that, What might seem novel today could be the standard tomorrow. It might be a good idea for saving time, but it may create security and privacy issues.
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News Source: http://blog.walmart.com/innovation/20170922/why-the-future-could-mean-delivery-straight-into-your-fridge
