The machine can only detect external issues -- anything internal still needs a human eye
AN AI machine at a car dealership can now identify everything wrong with your vehicle in under a minute.
Meaghan Mackey wanted to test the technology on her own car.
A dealership in Orlando, Florida, Carl Black Chevrolet, has adopted the AI machine to detect issues with customers' cars, as reported by NBC's local Orlando affiliate WESH.
Mackey was getting ready to sell her car and wanted to know if the UVeye at Carl Black Chevrolet could detect the same problems her dealership had already pointed out.
"So, going into this, I knew that my [tire] treads were low," Mackey said.
Carl Black Chevrolet recommended she get two tires replaced.
It only took a couple of minutes for Mackey to drive through the scanner, get the AI's results, and read them over with a professional.
"Our systems offer comprehensive visibility and enhanced customer experience by scanning the underbody, tires, and entire exterior of any vehicle within seconds," according to UVeye's website.
The system was specifically created to detect "dents, dings, scratches, oil leaks, tire issues and anything else" that is visible when driving through the machine's sensor beams.
Typically, the driver receives a text message with everything that's wrong with the vehicle after it's been scanned.
The AI company has installed systems at over 300 locations worldwide, including car dealerships, auctions, and fleets.
UVeye has retained over 200 employees to fuel its operation, according to its website.
Dealerships that want to test out the UVeye machine must cough up approximately $5,000 per month, as reported by WESH.
UVeye's CEO Amir Hever says the machine was designed to make the dealership experience more user-friendly and way quicker.
The goal is to provide drivers with a comprehensive review of their vehicles within 20-30 seconds.
In January, the company said it had roughly $190 million of funding, according to NBC's local Tennessee affiliate WSMV.
"UVeye is redefining the standard for vehicle inspections, and this investment from Woven Capital, Toyota's growth fund, underscores the global shift towards automated and AI-driven solutions," said Hever.
"With hundreds of new installations planned for 2025, including for dealerships, major fleets, and car manufacturers, as well as strategic applications in rental services, manufacturing lines, and seaport inspections, we're scaling at a pace that reflects the market's enormous hunger for our technology."
While Carl Black Chevrolet is embracing artificial intelligence, other dealerships, like Sloan's Automotive, said the price is holding them back.
Sloan's Automotive, a small business in Orlando, Florida, has offered their services to Floridians for thirty years.
"If this full car scanner stuff became more easily accessible, more tested out, a little bit more financially friendly to purchase, if it checked a lot of those boxes, we would definitely be open to it," said Sloan.
Sloan said he sees the auto industry more as being focused on artificial intelligence in the future.
One caveat to the fancy machine -- it's primary focus is identifying issues on the outside of a vehicle.
Anything wrong with the internal systems, like your brakes, still need to be checked out by an actual person at the dealership.