Secured container system for unattended deliveries

A receiving box for receiving deliveries of goods from an autonomous aerial vehicle, the receiving box comprising:

• a cavity having a portion moveable from a first position in which the cavity is inaccessible, to a second position in which the cavity is externally accessible by the autonomous aerial vehicle, the moveable portion being provided with opening means;
• and
• signal receiving means;
• the opening means being configured to prevent the moveable portion from being moved from the first position to the second position, the opening means being configured to be releasable on the signal receiving means receiving a signal from a transmitter associated with an autonomous aerial vehicle, at least a second portion of the cavity being configured and arranged to be accessible to at least a portion of a delivery the autonomous aerial vehicle;
• the opening means being configured such that the moveable portion will be moveable from the first position to the second position in response to the signal receiving means receiving a signal to accept the delivery from the autonomous aerial vehicle in to the cavity, and such that the moveable portion will return from the second position to the first position once the delivery is complete thereby enabling the receiving box to accept the delivery from the autonomous aerial vehicle in to the cavity, and
• the receiving box including a moveable platform configured to move laterally between an extended position to form a landing platform for the autonomous aerial vehicle external to the receiving box and a retracted position where it is held within the cavity.