Cox Automotive’s vAuto is looking at vehicle appraisals with a fresh eye — a UVeye, to be exact.

vAuto announced it is integrating UVeye, an artificial intelligence-powered vehicle inspection system, directly into its inventory management platform’s appraisal and inventory sourcing process.

In a news release, Cox Automotive said the integration advances its mission to use data and AI “to deliver smarter, faster and more connected solutions that help dealers make the most informed decisions across retail and wholesale.”

vAuto said the integration, already in use by select dealerships, is designed to improve the way trade-ins are sourced from the service drive, appraised and converted into inventory. It seeks to create a “seamless, scalable process” for dealers to identify high-potential vehicles, understand their true condition and value, and generate real-time sales offers within minutes.

“This is about helping dealers act faster and smarter,” vAuto vice president of operations Derek Hansen said. “Together, we’re making it possible to present informed offers, generate merchandising assets and source quality inventory — all based on real condition data, in real time.”

UVeye CEO Amir Hever said the companies are “transforming the dealership experience by integrating advanced AI into the appraisal process. This collaboration is helping us automate inspections and deliver instant, data-driven appraisals, a major step toward bridging the gap between service and sales.”

The companies said the partnership provides automated appraisals based on real-time condition data, instant trade-in offers informed by market insights and AI scans, high-resolution merchandising imagery captured before reconditioning, and streamlined inventory sourcing directly from the service lane.

Jonathan Noda, general manager of Brickell Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Miami, one of the dealerships currently using the system, said his dealership benefited from the integration.

“We’ve relied on vAuto for inventory and UVeye for inspections,” he said in the release. “Now we’re connecting the dots. If we can scan a car, appraise it accurately and generate a live offer while the customer’s still in service — that’s a whole new level of opportunity.”

Cox Automotive and UVeye said they will continue to refine the integration with dealers and plan to showcase early results and future enhancements.