Yale Bows Delivery Box Smart Lock Solutions as Porch Piracy Deterrent

Yale introduced smart solutions for delivery boxes and cabinets, enabling customers to manage and monitor package deliveries and cabinet contents from a smartphone. The devices are available with a Yale Connect Wi-Fi bridge and controllable by Yale’s Access app, said the company Tuesday. The Yale Smart Delivery Box (starting at $229), designed with Kingsley Park in two styles, can be used outside and tethered or weighted with sand in the base. When users enable “delivery mode,” the box is unlocked until a delivery is made; it then automatically locks and sends the user a notification. Users can lock, unlock, share access with others and receive notifications via the Wi-Fi bridge. Users can also give delivery personnel an entry code for a Yale smart keypad that’s included with some models. The Yale Smart Cabinet Lock ($79 with Bluetooth, $129 with Wi-Fi) installs inside cabinets or drawers to guard valuables. A smart safe is due in 2021, the company said.