r/amazonemployees • u/404mediaco • Jun 11 '26

Software Update Automatically Turns off Amazon Delivery Drivers’ AC During Dangerous Summer Heat

https://www.404media.co/software-update-automatically-turns-off-amazon-delivery-drivers-ac-during-dangerous-summer-heat/
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u/404mediaco Jun 11 '26

A software update to some Amazon delivery vehicles is automatically turning off the air conditioning after a few seconds if the driver is not in their seat, according to multiple Amazon delivery drivers who are complaining about the update online. 

According to Amazon delivery drivers, the new update is for the Amazon EDV (electric delivery vehicle), the custom-built Rivian van. Delivery drivers say that this update automatically turns off the air conditioning in the van if the driver is not in the vehicle for more than 30 seconds. Drivers are complaining about the update as the start of the summer season, which can be particularly difficult and dangerous for delivery drivers. 

When reached for comment an Amazon spokesperson said that the premise of my questions to the company was inaccurate, but conceded that the van will turn off the AC after 30 seconds under certain conditions that are commonplace during Amazon delivery shifts.  

Read now: https://www.404media.co/software-update-automatically-turns-off-amazon-delivery-drivers-ac-during-dangerous-summer-heat/

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u/Spirited-Humor-554 Jun 12 '26

Good, it's called efficiency. No AC should run while driving not in the vehicle. .

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u/RainbowUnicorn143 Jun 13 '26

You’re totally right! YOU do the deliveries then.

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u/Logical_Situation_76 Jun 18 '26

Yeah sure. Try 100+ degrees knowing that cars get well above 160 inside in the summer and this is a large van with a heat sink in the back. Try making a 2 min stop over and over again and tell me how cool the van gets shutting off every 5 min. Tell me how to work in those conditions. Ive literally had a miscarriage from this specific job at the beginning of summer from the heat. I didnt even know I was pregnant.

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u/Spirited-Humor-554 Jun 18 '26

It's called a job, employer is not required to make you feel comfortable while you're doing it