Delivery of Amazon goods via flying drones might sound outlandish to some, but another, mobile app-powered experiment may draw similarly raised eyebrows: Amazon deliveries to your car trunk. 
 
 The experiment was revealed on Wednesday by automaker Audi on its website. 
 
 Launched as a pilot program in partnership with Amazon Prime and DHL Parcel for customers in Munich, Germany, Audi Connect Easy Delivery will allow Audi owners to give DHL a temporary access code to their trunk to allow the delivery person to deposit a package there. 
 
 Image: DHL Parcel 
 
 Using a specially designed smartphone app, the delivery person will be given the exact location of the car and have the ability to send delivery confirmation once the job has been completed. The delivery person's access to the car owner's trunk will only be good for a limited time window, and once the trunk is closed after initial delivery, the access code will be voided. 
 
 The innovative experiment means that you could very well leave your office after a long day of work and find the groceries and supplies you need waiting in your car, saving you hours of running errands around town. What is even more exciting about the service is that it will allow users to send mail and packages "from" their car trunks as well. 
 
 However, even though the service is directed toward Amazon Prime customers (who are often frequent users), the notion that the service could be used for nefarious purposes is hard to ignore (e.g. sending illegal or dangerous packages from the trunk). 
 
 Such concerns aren't mentioned in the company's initial announcement of the program, with the main security concern focused on consumer safety. "As with all of our connect services, the security of the car and of customer data has top priority for Audi," said Ulrich Hackenberg, a member of the board of management for technical development at AUDI AG, in a statement released by the company. 
 
 When contacted by Mashable, an Audi spokesperson confirmed that Audi Connect Easy Delivery will only be available to a small number of Audi owners selected by the company, and will not be available to all Audi owners in Munich, thus ruling out any potential problems in the initial phases of the program. Nevertheless, if the pilot program is successful and expands, the issue of security and the potential misuse of the system will likely need to be addressed more directly. 
 
 
 
 The pilot program, which is scheduled to last for several months, is set to launch in Munich in May. ||||| Audi, which recently showed off its e-tron model in Shanghai, is piloting a program in Germany that allows Amazon packages to be delivered by DHL to Audi trunks. (Photo: Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images) 
 
 SAN FRANCISCO — Tech wonders truly never cease. 
 
 The latest entry in the category of streamlining our already frenetic lives comes courtesy of Audi, Amazon and DHL. The three companies are partnering for a pilot program in Europe that allows Amazon to ship packages directly to your Audi's trunk. 
 
 You read that correctly. The trunk. 
 
 Beginning next month in Munich, Audi owners can use their cars' onboard infotainment Connect system to allow temporary authorization to DHL personnel to deliver items ordered through Amazon Prime via one-time keyless access to a vehicle's trunk. 
 
 By saying OK to GPS-based tracking during a specific delivery time frame, you trigger a digital access code for the DHL driver that unlocks the participating Audi's luggage compartment. Once the parcel is deposited in a customer's car and the trunk is shut, entry is no longer granted. 
 
 "With comprehensive connectivity, we are transforming the car into a service device and integrating it even more closely into the everyday lives of our customers," Audi AG board member Luca de Meo said in a statement announcing the program. "Audi Connect Easy Delivery helps save time and offers more convenience and flexibility, advantages that are increasingly important for the target group of a premium brand." 
 
 Audi says the program eventually will evolve to allow Audi owners to send parcels from their cars in the future. 
 
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– Like Santa sneaking down the chimney, Amazon is planning to drop packages off in customers' car trunks while they're at work or otherwise unavailable for delivery, the New York Times reports. The caveat (for now): Recipients need to live in Munich, have a select Audi equipped with special technology, and be Amazon Prime members, per Mashable. The program, set to launch in May, will partner with DHL, which will get temporary access to customers' car trunks to make drop-offs; customers would also be able to place packages in their car for DHL pickup. An Audi spokesman tells the Times that the initiative is the first between an online retailer, delivery service, and carmaker; he adds it likely won't be available for most customers until next year. USA Today explains how the delivery works: An Audi owner who orders goods using Amazon Prime would greenlight delivery to her car, giving the DHL driver an electronic access code for a limited time. Using GPS, the driver finds the car, pops the trunk, and drops the package; once the trunk is closed, the code won't work again. Mashable brings up the possibility of the service being used for "nefarious purposes" (sending illegal packages, for instance), and the Times mentions the logistical matter of only being able to deliver to cars that remain in one place for a good portion of the day. Still, the service's creators hope it will cut back on deliveries thwarted when customers aren't home to receive them. (Amazon still wants to make drone delivery a widespread service.)