Drone based delivery system using vehicles

A method for determining a route for a drone to deliver a package from an origin to a destination using vehicles that are not actively participating in a delivery of the package; a method for delivering the package from the origin to the destination using the drone in accordance with the route; a method for determining a route for delivering a package from an origin to a destination using plurality of drones and vehicles that are not actively participating in a delivery of the package; a method for delivering the package from the origin to the destination using the plurality of drones and vehicles in accordance with the route; a vehicle-associated package repository, for retaining packages deposited and collected by a drone, to be transported by a vehicle; and a vehicle-transported container comprising the vehicle-associated package repository