FleetScout has partnered with fellow Activate Group companies Onyx Repair Innovations and Activate Accident Repair to successfully install multiple next-generation Automated Vehicle Inspection (AVI) systems across key bodyshop locations.
The AutoPad AVI solution, developed by FleetScout and adopted for bodyshops by Onyx Repair Innovations, uses advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to automatically identify vehicle damage and defects through fast, drive-through inspections.
These latest installations mark another important milestone in FleetScout’s journey towards transforming vehicle inspection processes through automation: delivering faster, more consistent, data-driven damage assessments across the automotive ecosystem.
“Installing AutoPad AVI across our bodyshop network is an exciting step for Activate Accident Repair, and we’re delighted to be working closely with the Onyx Repair Innovations & FleetScout teams as we bring this technology into a live repair environment.
It’s still early days, but the potential is clear: quicker, more consistent damage detection and estimating – helping our teams make right-first time decisions from the very beginning of the repair journey.”
Robert Deane, Managing Director, Activate Accident Repair & Activate Parts
Bringing Automated Inspection Technology to the Repair Journey
For years, fleet operators have relied heavily on manual inspections to assess vehicle condition. While essential, these processes can be time-consuming, subjective and resource-intensive, particularly within high-volume fleet and repair environments. As vehicle technology continues to evolve, so too does the need for more accurate, efficient and repeatable inspection processes.
By leveraging fully-automated image capture and machine learning, AutoPad AVI provides a standardised inspection process that can identify damage quickly and consistently, creating a reliable digital record of a vehicle’s condition.
The technology is already generating significant interest across the commercial fleet sector, where businesses are increasingly looking to improve vehicle uptime, reduce inspection costs and gain greater visibility of vehicle condition throughout the asset lifecycle.
Supporting Better Decisions Through Data
The deployment of AVI technology within bodyshop environments provides a valuable real-world testing ground for the expansion of FleetScout’s inspection platform, helping further refine its damage detection capabilities and supporting future innovation.
By creating detailed, data-rich vehicle inspections, the system can help organisations make faster, more informed decisions regarding repairs, vehicle condition and asset management.
As adoption of automated vehicle inspection technology grows, it has the potential to deliver benefits across fleets, insurers, repair networks and vehicle operators alike, helping improve efficiency while creating a more transparent and consistent approach to vehicle assessments.
Collaboration Driving Innovation
The rollout also highlights the strength of collaboration across the Activate Group, with FleetScout, Onyx Repair Innovations and Activate Accident Repairs working together to bring innovative inspection technology into new and different live operational environments.
By combining FleetScout’s expertise in vehicle inspection technology with Onyx Repair Innovations’ experience in repair innovation, the partnership is accelerating the development of practical solutions that address real-world challenges across the fleet and automotive sectors.
Rob Deane, explains:
“As the technology develops, it has the opportunity to improve outcomes for insurers, fleets and policyholders alike – from faster estimate creation to better identification of repair opportunities and, ultimately, enabling more vehicles to be repaired where it is safe and economical to do so.
For me, this is a great example of Activate Group’s wider vision in action – two group businesses innovating together to help transform the landscape of collision and repair management.”
Discover a Smarter, Safer Fleet…
To learn more about how FleetScout’s AVI technology can support your fleet operation, improve vehicle inspection processes and deliver greater visibility of vehicle condition, contact our team to arrange a demonstration.
Download the brochure or book a demo now to see how FleetScout can redefine your approach to damage detection: