Method for Opening a Door of a Delivery Van

A method for locating at least one object transported in a load compartment of a delivery van, the load compartment having a plurality of doors for removing the at least one object from the load compartment, the delivery van having a controller, the method comprising:

• determining a current position of the at least one object in the load compartment during a journey of the delivery van with a position determination device communicatively connected to the controller;
• and
• for removing the at least one object from the load compartment, determining that door from the plurality of doors with the shortest distance to the current position, and one or both of
• indicating the determined door with an indication device communicatively connected to the controller, and
• opening the determined door and indicating the current position of the at least one object in the load compartment with the indication device.

A delivery van having a load compartment for transporting at least one object, the delivery van comprising:

• a controller;
• a position determination device which is communicatively connected to the controller and is configured to determine a current position of the at least one object in the load compartment during a journey of the delivery van;
• and
• an indication device communicatively connected to the controller,
• wherein the load compartment has a plurality of doors for removing the objects from the load compartment,
• wherein the controller, for removing the at least one object from the load compartment, is configured to determine that door from the plurality of doors with the shortest distance to the current position of the at least one object, to control the indication device to indicate the determined door and/or to cause opening of the determined door and to control the indication device to indicate the current position of the at least one object in the load compartment.