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"DeGould solutions give us absolute confidence in the condition of the car prior to it leaving the factory."
- Bentley
Catch it at the line. Not in dispute.
Your quality team is expected to catch defects and spec errors across every vehicle, across every shift. And every escaped defect lands back on your facility as a warranty claim, dispute, or complaint.
AutoCompact changes that. Installed at end-of-line, DeGould's automated vehicle inspection system delivers results line side in less than 120 seconds - covering the surface area that manual inspection cannot consistently assess.
Defect Detection
AutoCompact is trained on 100 million real-world images from more than 10 million vehicle inspections. That's the baseline every scan starts from - bringing consistency to a process that used to vary by shift, inspector, or how busy the line was.
With AutoCompact, every finding is classified and recorded in high resolution. Your quality team reviews results directly at the vehicle and approves or rejects them through the Inspector App.
"DeGould's systems have helped us revolutionise our Finished Vehicle Inspection process, delivering process improvements and providing consistency and image clarity where deployed."
- Dan Parnell, JLR
Spec Check
When you miss a build deviation at the line, the cost of fixing it grows with every step downstream. AutoCompact's Spec Check triggers automatically from the VIN as the vehicle enters the booth. AI algorithms assess every panel for surface condition while Spec Check simultaneously confirms badges, grilles, trim, and alloy designs match exactly what was ordered.
From scan to decision in seconds
In less than 120 seconds of AutoCompact completing a scan, every defect detected is on the DeGould Dashboard - giving line inspectors high resolution images, classification of severity, and locations of the defects. Combined with the Inspector App, your inspectors can approve or reject findings without leaving the vehicle.
Results can be filtered by severity, location or defect type and exported directly into your claims system. You can view the entire digital vehicle record for any vehicle in the system - and with data held centrally rather than site by site, your regional teams have the same picture at the same time.
For leadership and HQ teams responsible for a portfolio of sites, the Dashboard provides complete network visibility - every installed AutoCompact delivers a consistent reporting standard across sites. A single view across your entire operation, in real time.
Results at the vehicle. Not the monitor.
When AutoCompact flags a defect, the finding appears on the Dashboard. For the quality inspector standing at the vehicle ready to verify it, that creates a problem: walk away from the car, check the overhead monitor, walk back. At end-of-line throughput, that round trip adds up.
The Inspector App solves it. Using Zebra devices, quality inspectors review findings in real time directly at the vehicle.
They can approve or reject each detection on the spot - and because AutoCompact captures areas that are difficult to access visually or obscured by other parts of the vehicle, inspectors are reviewing defects they couldn't have found through manual inspection alone.
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Damage disputes start where documentation ends.
Every handover in the automotive supply chain is a potential dispute. At each one, condition at the point of handover is a matter of opinion, not evidence. That creates an unspoken truth that OEMs know all too well - they will end up absorbing the cost of damage they didn't cause.
OEMs tell us those costs can run between £400 and over £1,000 per vehicle.
The DVM App changes that. At each handover, logistics partners photograph any defect or damage through the app. Images upload to the Dashboard automatically, building a documented record of vehicle condition from end of line to forecourt.
When damage is reported, the record shows exactly between which handover points it occurred - and who is responsible for it. The condition record exports directly into insurance claim handler systems, removing the administrative burden at the point of resolution.
"We have now surpassed the 300,000 scans through our booths with minimum downtime."
- Paul Barker, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Built for the companies that set the standard.
DeGould has been working with the world's leading automotive OEMs since 2014 - not as a vendor at arm's length, but as a technical partner in the shift from manual to automated vehicle inspection.
Today, 8 of the world's top 10 automotive OEMs trust DeGould. JLR has deployed the system across their finished vehicle inspection process, reporting consistency and image clarity across all sites. Bentley describes having absolute confidence in the condition of every car prior to leaving the factory. Wallenius Wilhelmsen has completed over 300,000 scans with minimum downtime.
That is the benchmark we hold ourselves to.
"This technology is a true game-changer in our industry and is just the start of something bigger."
- Mike Hynekamp, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Ready to see how it works for your facilities?
Book a demonstration with our team. We'll walk you through the full inspection workflow in our as-live simulation - from end-of-line scan to condition record.
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