Foldable drop box for parcel deliveries

DHL in Germany will trial a new temporary package container for couriers to leave packages securely at apartments when the recipient isn't at home.The trial is in partnership with Deutsche Telekom and e-commerce company Zalando and will begin in Berlin in 2015.

The "PaketButler" is a foldable container that the addressee can leave outside their front door when they are expecting a delivery. It's secured by a belt that the customer wedges in their front door.The DHL courier can then open the container using a RFID key, leave the parcel inside, and then lock the parcel up securely.The customer then uses their own key to retrieve the parcel and take the PaketButler inside the apartment.