Delivery systems and methods

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a control module in a vehicle, information related to delivery of a plurality of items to the vehicle, wherein the information includes an estimated delivery time and identifies temperature-sensitive items among the plurality of items;
• determining, by the control module, a time to begin adjusting a temperature of a variable-temperature compartment in the vehicle based on the identified temperature-sensitive items and the estimated delivery time;
• and
• providing access, by the control module, to the variable-temperature compartment upon delivery of the plurality of items to the vehicle.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory device coupled to the processor, the memory device configured to store instructions for execution on the processor, the instructions causing the processor to:
• identify a plurality of items for delivery to a vehicle;
• determine whether any of the plurality of items are temperature-sensitive;
• responsive to identifying at least one temperature-sensitive item:
• determine whether the vehicle has a variable-temperature compartment to receive the temperature-sensitive item;
• and
• responsive to determining that the vehicle has a variable-temperature compartment, notify the vehicle of an estimated delivery time for the temperature-sensitive items.