49 million Americans had a package stolen<\/strong> in the last year as of 2022. The median value of stolen goods was $50, amounting to a total loss of $2.4 billion. To combat this, DeliveryDefense employs billions of data points from UPS’s historical deliveries, producing a “Delivery Confidence Score” from 1 to 1,000.<\/p>\nWhen an address receives a low score, retailers can recommend safer alternatives like in-store pickup or delivery<\/strong> to a UPS Access Point. The tool, accessible to businesses of all sizes, integrates with merchants’ systems through an API, or through a web version for smaller customers. Additionally, consumers can manage their delivery preferences via the UPS My Choice program, which is utilized by over 100 million consumers.<\/p>\nAddressing Porch Piracy with AI and Data<\/h2>\n
UPS’s response to the surge in ‘porch piracy’ includes working with retailers such as Costco Wholesale<\/strong> to implement its AI and machine learning algorithms. These algorithms assign delivery addresses a confidence score based on specific data, guiding merchants on shipping decisions.<\/p>\nAccording to SafeWise, 260 million delivered packages were stolen in 2022<\/strong>, a significant increase from the previous year. In response, UPS and other logistics companies have introduced technologies like DeliveryDefense, an AI-powered tool that uses historic data and machine learning to evaluate the risk of delivery theft.<\/p>\nCompetitors’ Strategies and the Role of Technology<\/h2>\n
UPS’s competitors, including Amazon, FedEx, and DHL, have also implemented strategies<\/strong> to prevent package theft. For instance, DHL employs a ‘signature first’ approach, while FedEx offers picture proof of delivery. Amazon provides various features, such as estimated delivery windows and key-in-garage delivery, to enhance package security.<\/p>\nDespite the prevalence of doorbell cameras, experts like Ben Stickle, a package theft expert, suggest that they may not effectively deter thieves. SafeWise data indicates that cameras alone are not a sufficient deterrent<\/strong>, highlighting the need for more robust measures like those employed by UPS.<\/p>\nAs package theft continues to rise, solutions like UPS’s AI-powered DeliveryDefense become increasingly vital. These innovative approaches, relying on extensive data analysis and machine learning<\/strong>, offer a glimpse into the future of secure and reliable package delivery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10028,"featured_media":169076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-interest"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169075"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}