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The $40 Million Bet That a 45-Second Video Can Fix the Least Trusted Room in the Car Business
TruVideo turned a mechanic’s phone camera into a trust machine for dealerships. Now, backed by $40 million, it is trying to turn 80 million videos into the operating data layer for every business where seeing is believing.
UVeye Put Cars Through an MRI. Then the Hard Part Became Trusting the Bill.
The Israeli-American company escaped a narrow security market by teaching its undercarriage scanner to spot leaks, rust and tire wear. Its next test is not whether the cameras can see more - it is whether customers trust what happens after they do.
EPIKAR Inc
EPIKAR is an AI-first technology company purpose-built for automotive retail. Founded in Seoul in 2016 by former BMW Group Korea executive Bosuk Han, EPIKAR digitizes and automates the vehicle purchase journey - from lead capture and 24/7 self-service showroom access to AI-powered consultations, test drives, contract conversion, and aftersales service. Its modular platform is already deployed at Renault, BMW, and Volvo dealerships in South Korea, and the company has relocated its headquarters to the United States to test AI showroom kiosks in the world's most mature car market.