Amazon may soon employ a little robotic helper to assist with delivering packages from vans to a customer's drop-off destination. The firm was awarded a patent earlier this month entitled, 'Directing secondary delivery vehicles using primary delivery vehicles,' which describes its delivery van bringing packages to a customer's drop-off destination and a smaller vehicle carrying it the rest of the way. The van, or primary vehicle, would feature new technology that creates the best path for a small autonomous vehicle, which is then programmed with instructions to travel from the cargo area of the truck to the customer's doorstep. The secondary vehicle would also be equipped with cameras and navigational gear, such as sensors and accelerometers, allowing it to send images and data back to the primary vehicle during its journey. Amazon filed the patent on January 6, 2020, with patent images that show the delivery van traveling to its destinations with packages and the secondary vehicle stowed away in the cargo area.