Method for Granting an Access Authorization for Luggage Compartments Comprised by a Vehicle, Application and Vehicle

A method for granting an access authorization for luggage compartments (2) of a vehicle (1), wherein the vehicle (1) has at least two luggage compartments (2) spatially separated from each other and releasable and/or lockable independently of each other, comprising the steps of:

• booking at least one luggage compartment (2) for a journey from a starting stop to a target stop carried out by the vehicle (1) at a pre-determined time (3) by a passenger via a booking portal;
• assigning at least one of the luggage compartments (2) of the vehicle (1) carrying out the journey to the passenger via a central computing unit (4) outside of the vehicle (1) such that the passenger receives an access authorization for precisely this luggage compartment (2) for a duration of the journey;
• inputting a request for granting a release of the at least one luggage compartment (2.1) assigned to the passenger into a device for inputting operating actions (5) of the vehicle (1) or into a mobile device (6);
• checking the access authorization of a person inputting the request via a computing unit (7) inside of the vehicle and/or the central computing unit (4) outside of the vehicle, wherein, in a case of the checking by the computing unit (7) inside of the vehicle, the computing unit (7) receives or accesses access authorization data (8) from the central computing unit (4) outside of the vehicle before carrying out the checking;
• and
• in a case that the person inputting the request is authorized for access, releasing the at least one luggage compartment (2.1) assigned to the passenger via the computing unit (7) inside of the vehicle.