No arbitration flag
Standard undercarriage inspection. If clear, the vehicle moves directly to detail or the sale line.
Mechanical Intelligence for Auctions
Move vehicles faster.
Move vehicles faster.
Reduce arbitration exposure.
CarDr reads the vehicle at check-in with OEM-level depth, then turns the data into a routing decision, a risk report, and an audit trail.
01 / Scan at check-in
Scan at check-in. Two clear paths.
A short OEM-level scan creates an early routing decision. CarDr informs routing; auction policy and technicians keep the final decision.
Arbitration flag
Focused mechanical diagnosis. The report points technicians to the highest-risk systems first.
Inspect by exception: mechanical resources go where the risk is.
02 / What the data becomes
The scan is the input.
The scan is the input.
The decision is the product.
- 01
Combined risk score and severity
- 02
Root cause at system level
Powertrain, chassis/safety, body/network.
- 03
Policy triggers
Mapped to the auction’s own disclosure rules.
- 04
Repair exposure
Cost range and materiality.
- 05
Recommended workflow
Hold, verify, disclose, re-price, release.
138OEM protocols
50+electronic control units
~60-secondscan
Per-code scoring replaces a single dollar threshold, and every scan stays searchable and auditable by VIN, location, user, and outcome.
Beyond the codes
2-Step Battery + Engine Scan
Voltage context to separate low-voltage noise from real failures.
ECU mileage exceptions
Flags a dashboard vs ECU mileage difference for review — it creates an exception, it does not determine why.
Live Transmission Telemetry
Patent-pending.
03 / Proven in the lane
Three operating datasets.
Three operating datasets.
One consistent signal.
The pilots use different populations and designs, so read the direction, not the raw rates.
Major auction group, Northeast
2 of 179
observed arbitrations (about 1.1%)
Operating pilot focused on fewer touches and early routing.
Major auction group, Midwest
14 of 17
later-arbitrated scans were flagged (82.4%)
10,447 scans reviewed against later arbitration outcomes. Retrospective.
Online wholesale marketplace
18 of 20
mechanical-arbitration VINs had a CarDr risk report (90%)
1,113 units scanned. Retrospective. The flag rate in this pilot was 67.9%, so production thresholds are tuned to each auction’s policy and capacity.
Figures are from pilot data and are not guarantees of results. The flag is an operational review trigger, not a legal arbitration determination.
“The operational gains have been astounding. Lot driving time is down dramatically, and the reduction in arbitration losses is a huge win.”
— General Manager, a major auction group
04 / Model your auction
What could this mean at your auction?
Illustrative model. Replace every input with your auction’s actual volume, policy, labor, and claim data. Faster cycle time and consignor satisfaction are not included. Not a guarantee of results.
05 / Validate your operating case
A 30-day pilot validates your operating case
- Week 1
Design
Policy thresholds, eligible population, routing rules, baseline.
- Week 2
Deploy
Install devices, configure users, train operators, scan-at-check-in.
- Week 3
Tune
Review flag incidence, technician workload, misses, false positives.
- Week 4
Decide
Measure net impact, then approve, adjust, or stop.
We publish the result even if the threshold or routing ratio has to change.