Hertz has just partnered with AI vehicle-inspection service named UVeye. Rental returns at airports will be scanned to look for damage and possible maintenance issues. The technology has already been introduced at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. These days, the inclusion of these services is a reality that is becoming more and more normal in order to make easier the management that might be involved. With more and more cars coming into rental return lots, Hertz is leaning into artificial intelligence to ensure they’re being returned in the same shape they left the lot in.
By the next time you rent a car at the airport, AI might be the one doing the inspection to determine whether you’re on the hook for a repair fee. That’s due to Hertz is deploying more than 100 AI-powered vehicle scanning systems to its U.S. airport locations by the end of the year. This is a big-scale investment that will have an impact on the company as a whole and on the way forward. Read on to keep updated and get to know all details.
New partnership announcement: UVeye’s “MRI for vehicles” scanning system
Hertz has partnered with UVeye, a company whose work is specialized in automated vehicle inspection systems, to conduct scans of its rental car fleet. In a global point if view, that fleet includes more than half a million vehicles. By using UVeye’s “MRI for vehicles” scanning system will not just expedite the return process but make things more transparent and maybe help Hertz recoup some losses. The flip side is that cars will be scanned before rentals too, so perfectly, people won’t end up being blamed for damage or problems caused by a previous renter.
Hertz is already using the technology at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and expects to roll it out to other major airports in the U.S. by the end of the year. It will only be a matter of time just before the company keeps to roll out to more airports, so it will be a process that will take considerable ammount of time.
UVEye explains that its system presents real-time inspections of a vehicle’s body, glass, tires, and undercarriage, while they detect maintenance problems and possible damage. It also studies wear on tire treads to stablish if a replacement is required. This is an inspection that tries to make a general survey of all parts of the car in case there is also a problem on the other hand. All of this is done in little time, much faster than a manual inspection takes. It must said that the quality is an aspect that the company wants to be related to during this new partnership
New standards for vehicle maintenance
“Hertz is setting a brand new standard for vehicle maintenance and fleet management in the rental business, and we’re thrilled to partner with them,” explained Amir Hever, CEO and co-founder of UVeye. “Our AI-driven inspection systems complement manual checks with consistent, data-backed assessments completed in seconds.”
Hertz has had some problems since back the pandemic to get its previous profit levels. It reported a $2.9 billion loss in 2024, in large part because of its sale of 30,000 electric vehicles at a substantial loss. The company, in a release, exposed that maintaining its current fleet of cars is the main priority.
We’re not saying Hertz buddying up with UVeye is yet another not real-charge news story waiting to happen. We’re definitely not saying that because it’s in fact the real situation. What we are explaining is that if you happen to rent from a Hertz location that uses one of these scanners, might take it upon yourself to look at the pre-rental scan results and take before and after photos of the car. That subject sould be taken into consideration. Hertz might not be the one company relying on AI to help check in cars for long. Carscoops reports Avis and Enterprise are also taking into account AI-based scanning and check-in technologies in the incoming times.
