Method and apparatus for secure delivery of cargo

An apparatus for delivery of cargo, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
• receive, by a station of one or more stations distributed over a geographical area, from one or more controllers of the one or more stations, at least one forwarding address from one or more forwarding addresses to one or more stations of the one or more stations,
• the at least one forwarding address associated with cargo carried by an arriving vehicle over an arrival vehicle route, wherein the at least one forwarding address is caused to instruct a departing vehicle located at the station to travel to a next station of the one or more stations,
• the at least one forwarding address having been provided by the one or more controllers from the one or more forwarding addresses in a probability-based package or cargo routing plan, from a sender station of the one or more stations to a destination station of the one or more stations over a route including the one or more stations identified in the one or more forwarding addresses;
• and
• cause launching, by the station, the cargo carried by the departing vehicle to travel to the next station over a departing vehicle route, using the received at least one forwarding address.

An apparatus for delivery of cargo, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
• generate, by a controller of one or more stations distributed over a geographical area, a probability-based package or cargo routing plan including one or more forwarding addresses to one or more stations of the one or more stations, for delivery of package or cargo from a sender station of the one or more stations to a destination station of the one of more stations over a route including the one or more stations identified in the one or more forwarding addresses;
• and
• transmit, by the controller, to a station of the one or more stations, at least one forwarding address from the one or more forwarding addresses, the at least one forwarding address associated with cargo carried by an arriving vehicle at the station over an arrival vehicle route, the at least one forwarding address caused to instruct a departing vehicle located at the station to travel to a next station of the one or more stations.

An apparatus for delivery of package or cargo, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
• plan routes between different destinations and stations for secure package or cargo delivery, including alternative subroutes between the stations;
• measure probabilities for traversing the different routes and alternative subroutes between the different stations for secure delivery of package or cargo, and
• select one or more of the different routes or alternative subroutes whose measured probability provides a required level of security for delivery of package or cargo.