Onyx Repair Innovations, in partnership with fellow Activate Group companies Activate Accident Repair & FleetScout, have recently completed the installation of next-generation Automated Vehicle Inspection systems at key bodyshop locations.
The ‘AVI’ systems, co-developed by FleetScout & Onyx Repair Innovations, use powerful machine learning technology to identify damage and defects automatically via quick drive-through scans.
“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 team 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.
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.”
– Robert Deane, Managing Director, Activate Accident Repair & Activate Parts
Automated Estimating: Unmasking the potential
For body repairers, achieving fast, right-first-time estimates has never been more important – with insurer expectations, tight margins on work, and stringent total loss thresholds leaving no room for delay or error.
Using AI and machine learning to automate the damage detection process not only ensures more consistent, detailed inspections – but also frees up resource for the jobs that really need it.
In the long-run, AVI technology could help repairers repair more vehicles, more quickly, and more cost-effectively – providing mutual benefit to their businesses, insurer partners, and repair customers.
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.”
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