Artificial intelligence (AI), too, could revolutionise the way of working in workshops. The research studies of the Deutsche Automobil Treuhand (DAT) have shown what this could look like. The DAT has developed an analysis tool for accident and wear damage, a tool that is completely AI-assisted.

A special app on the smartphone guides users through the process: the first step deals with the identification of the vehicle, for example via licence plate recognition or the chassis number. Based on photos that users have taken on their smartphone and uploaded to the application, all manner of damage is automatically analysed. The artificial intelligence then automatically recognises the relevant body parts including damage. As soon as all damage is identified, the system performs an initial calculation of the extent of the repair based on information in the DAT vehicle database.