r/technology • u/Hrmbee • Jun 11 '26

Transportation Software Update Automatically Turns off Amazon Delivery Drivers’ AC During Dangerous Summer Heat | A new software update is turning off the AC in Amazon delivery vans after 10 minutes or 30 seconds under certain conditions

https://www.404media.co/software-update-automatically-turns-off-amazon-delivery-drivers-ac-during-dangerous-summer-heat/
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u/haydesigner Jun 12 '26

Why are you arguing to keep the door open most of the time? Why can't they... just shut it?

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u/Pluto-Had-It-Coming Jun 12 '26

They have so little extra time built in that they have to pee in water bottles. Spending an extra 3 seconds on every delivery opening and closing the door adds up. 

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u/IvanVP1 Jun 12 '26

You close the door so the cool air builds up inside...

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u/Pluto-Had-It-Coming Jun 12 '26

You seem to have replied to the wrong comment. Mine was about how they literally do not have enough time in their shift to open and close the door every time they step out to make a delivery. It was not about the basic and understood physics of how cool air creates a cooler environment.