Fixed Ops Journal - August 2022 - F12

FIXED OPS JOURNAL
The UVeye system includes an
underbody scanner that detects
problems such as frame damage or
missing parts and an exterior scanner,
below, that checks sheet metal.
UVeye scanners developed
to detect weapons beneath
cars now uncover
wear and tear in
service lane
UNDER STUDY SHINES
W
JACK FERRY
foj@autonews.com
hat started out in 2016 as a
security technology that
scanned vehicles for weapons
and explosives at international
border checkpoints has
been transformed into what some in the auto
industry are calling " game-changing " technology
for dealers and manufacturers.
Companies such as General Motors, Volvo,
Toyota, Hyundai and CarMax - plus investors
not affi liated with the auto industry - are
lining up to invest in UVeye because they see
the benefi t for their business .
CEO Amir Hever, who developed the technology
and co-founded the company, originally
sought to supply the security industry
with an alternative to mirrors on long handles
used to inspect vehicle undercarriages for explosives.
He created a camera-based, highspeed
system equipped with artifi cial intelligence
and machine-learning technologies.
At the checkpoints, the founders noticed
that as more vehicles were scanned, the more
the technology detected wear and tear on undercarriages
that were interpreted as false
positives, or " anomalies. "
" We needed an understanding of what we
would need to know to modify the technology
for the automotive industry, " Hever says.
UVeye started working with several auto
manufacturers in 2019 with technology that
scanned vehicles for manufacturing defects
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as they were coming through fi nal assembly
in plants . But progress with the auto industry
was derailed the following year by COVID-19
restrictions worldwide.
In 2021, the technology became available to
some dealers who tested it in their service lanes,
where incoming vehicles drive over a fl oor unit
or through an arch equipped with the technology.
Th e response was overwhelmingly positive.
" We need state-of-the-art technology to
backfi ll on lost service sales due to the EV
market, " says Mike Bowsher, dealer principal

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