Delivering items to unattended vehicles

A vehicle comprising:

• one or more processors;
• system memory coupled to the one or more processors, the system memory storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors;
• one or more configurable physical partitions that can be configured to provide access to a delivery compartment at the vehicle and that can be configured to prevent access to the delivery compartment;
• one or more sensors for sensing contents of the delivery compartment;
• the one or more processors configured to execute the instructions stored in the system memory to receive delivery of an item at the delivery compartment, including the following:
• receive a notification that an item is ready for delivery to the vehicle;
• notify one or more authorized users via wireless communication that the item is ready for delivery to the vehicle;
• receive an activate command to activate delivery mode at the vehicle, the activate command received via wireless communication;
• subsequent to receiving the activate command, configure the one or more configurable physical partitions to open to provide external access to the delivery compartment, wherein the one or more configurable physical partitions physically restrict access to areas within the vehicle where access is not necessary for receiving the item;
• receive an indication that the item has been placed within the delivery compartment;
• and reconfigure the one or more configurable physical partitions to close to prevent external access to the delivery compartment, wherein reconfiguring one or more physical partitions in the vehicle to provide access to a delivery compartment comprises reconfiguring one or more physical partitions along an X axis, a Y axis, and a Z axis to provide access to different compartments of the plurality of compartments, wherein the delivery compartment is one of a plurality of compartments disposed within a trunk, a backseat, a truck bed, or a cargo area of the vehicle.

At a vehicle, a method for receiving delivery of an item at the vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving an order for delivery of an item to the vehicle, the vehicle including a communication system and a remotely controllable delivery compartment;
• receiving a delivery signal at the vehicle, the deliver signal indicating that the item is ready for delivery to the vehicle;
• authenticating the delivery signal;
• activating a delivery mode at the vehicle to partition a compartment of the vehicle to open to accept delivery of the item, wherein one or more physical partitions physically restrict access to areas within the vehicle where access is not necessary for receiving the item, wherein the compartment is one of a plurality of compartments disposed within a trunk, a backseat, a truck bed, or a cargo area of the vehicle;
• reconfigure the one or more configurable physical partitions to close to prevent external access to the delivery compartment, wherein reconfiguring one or more physical partitions in the vehicle to provide access to a delivery compartment comprises reconfiguring one or more physical partitions along an X axis, a Y axis, and a Z axis to provide access to different compartments of the plurality of compartments;
• receiving the item in the compartment;
• and receiving a delivery acknowledgement signal indicating that the item was delivered to the vehicle.