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AI automation for mobile mechanics

You are under a vehicle, not at a desk. Every call you cannot answer is a job that goes to a shop — and mobile work has no walk-in traffic to make up the loss.

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The context

What makes mobile work different

There is no front desk and no waiting room. Intake has to happen while your hands are busy, and dispatch has to respect geography.

You are mid-job all day

Calls during a repair go unanswered and callers rarely try twice.

Location is part of intake

Jobs need to be grouped by area so travel time does not eat the day.

Quotes need following up

A quote that is not chased is work you do not get.

Where the line sits

The agent takes the request, gathers the details and dispatches. Diagnosis and repair decisions stay with you.

Leak points

Where mobile mechanics lose work

Missed calls and unworked quotes, almost entirely.

Missed calls under a vehicle

The caller books a shop instead.

Requests with no location detail

Jobs cannot be grouped, so travel time eats the schedule.

Quotes not followed up

Sent quotes go cold because nobody chases them.

No maintenance reminders

Customers do not rebook because they are not reminded.

In action

A request, taken and dispatched

Intake, dispatch and follow-up — with the repair decision left to you.

Illustrative example — the conversation is a hypothetical, not a client transcript. The AI only works from your approved knowledge base and hands off to a human when it should.

Illustrative request path (hypothetical)

  • 10:22 — A call rings out mid-job. The agent takes the vehicle, the symptom, the address and the best time, and confirms the service area.
  • 10:24 — Job tagged Mobile — no start, 2016 hatch, near Oak Hill with location attached.
  • 10:25 — The job is added to the route for the day with a time window.
  • 10:26 — Customer gets a confirmation with what to have ready.
  • +2 days — A quote follow-up goes out for any recommended work.
  • +6 months — A service reminder when routine work is due.
End to end

What the AI handles for you

The admin you cannot do with your hands full.

Request intake

Vehicle, symptom, location and timing captured on any channel.

Location-aware routing

Jobs grouped by area so your day makes sense.

Scheduling

Time windows confirmed with the customer automatically.

Missed-call recovery

Every missed call gets a text within moments.

Quote follow-up

A short sequence for recommended work.

Reminders and reactivation

Routine work reminders and lapsed-customer outreach.

Follow-up

Sample quote follow-up

For work you recommended but the customer has not confirmed.

Illustrative quote follow-up (hypothetical)

  • Day 0 — “Here’s the quote we discussed — reply YES and I’ll get you booked.”
  • Day 2 — A reminder offering a couple of time windows.
  • Day 5 — A final nudge before it leaves the follow-up list.
  • On reply — Sequence stops; you are notified to book it.
  • On booking — Confirmation and reminder cadence begins.
  • No reply — Marked dormant and revisited later.

Why the sequence stops

You cannot chase quotes between jobs. An automated cadence does it for you and stops when they reply.

  • Opt-out on every message; SMS consent collected separately.
  • No diagnosis or repair advice in any message.
  • Replying stops the sequence immediately.
  • Works alongside your scheduling app or CRM.

Sequences include opt-out handling on every message and pause the moment a person replies.

Human in control

What stays with you

Intake and dispatch are automated. Diagnosis and repair are not.

  • All diagnosis, repair recommendations and technical advice.
  • Pricing and any commercial commitment.
  • Decisions about what work a vehicle needs.
  • Escalation to a human whenever a customer asks.
  • Approval of all scripts and knowledge-base content.

Illustrative handoff (hypothetical)

  • 13:05 — Agent is taking a new request
  • 13:06 — Customer asks what is wrong with the car and what it will cost
  • 13:06 — Agent does not diagnose or quote — books a visit and flags you
  • 13:07 — You take over with full context
  • 13:10 — Visit booked; address and symptom logged
Visibility

What you can see in the admin view

Requests, routes and recovered work in one place.

Request volume by area

Where work is coming from and how it routes.

Missed-call recovery

Calls recovered and turned into jobs.

Quote follow-up results

Work confirmed from follow-up sequences.

FAQ

Questions we get from mobile mechanics

Can it diagnose over the phone?
No. It captures the symptom, vehicle and location and books a visit. Diagnosis is yours.
How does dispatch work?
Jobs are grouped by area and time so your route and travel time make sense.
Will it quote repair prices?
Only from your approved content; anything specific goes to you.
Can it take requests by text?
Yes — calls, texts, forms and chat can all feed the same intake workflow.
Does it work with my scheduling app?
It works alongside your existing tools; we confirm integrations during the audit.
Where do I start?
Usually with missed-call recovery and request intake, then quote follow-up.
Next step

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