AI FOR AUTO REPAIR SHOPS
Estimates written from the tech's notes
The car is on the lift, the diagnosis is done — and now the job stalls while somebody writes the estimate and translates it into words the customer trusts. The AI turns the tech's thirty-second dictation into a clean, itemized estimate with labor times and your pricing, plus a plain-English explanation — so approvals come back while the car is still in the air.
HOW IT WORKS IN YOUR BUSINESS
A Day With This Running.
An illustrative walkthrough, not a customer case study. Actual behavior depends on your tools, data, review rules, and implementation.
'Front pads at 2mm, rotors scored, inner tie rod has play.' Thirty seconds into a phone, hands still dirty.
Itemized parts and labor from your labor guide and pricing, in your format — plus a customer version in plain English: what's worn, why it matters, what happens if it waits.
A text with the estimate and the explanation, with photos of the worn parts attached. Approve with a tap.
No phone tag, no 'let me talk to my husband and call you Thursday.' The job starts now, and the bay turns over faster.
BEFORE & AFTER
What You Could Measure.
These are hypothetical before/after examples, not measured results or performance guarantees. Establish your baseline and test realistic targets in a pilot.
▸Before: 1–4 hours, between jobs
▸After: Minutes
▸Before: Hours to days of phone tag
▸After: Often while the car is still on the lift
▸Before: Your current count
▸After: Typically 3–5 more — same bays, less waiting on paperwork
Illustrative potential impact: Estimates go out in minutes, and customers approve faster when they understand what they're paying for. Faster approvals mean more cars per day.
GETTING SET UP
Simpler Than You'd Think.
Scope integrations, training, and approval before anything goes live. Here are the starting points to discuss:
- ▸We load your labor guide, parts pricing, and a few of your past estimates so the format is exactly yours.
- ▸Techs learn the flow in one morning: dictate, done.
- ▸A service writer reviews every estimate before it goes out — the AI drafts, your counter approves.
We can evaluate private, local, self-hosted, or hybrid deployment for this workflow. Before implementation, agree on data flows, access controls, retention, backups, and any external integrations. Private hosting alone does not guarantee privacy or regulatory compliance. Learn more about Private AI →
GET STARTED
Want this running in your business?
Tell us a bit about your business and we'll come back with honest, plain-English ideas about whether this fits — and what it would take. No jargon. No pressure. No obligation.
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