UVeye, a developer of AI-powered vehicle inspection systems for the automotive and fleet industries as well as homeland security, has reached a significant milestone, announcing a new partnership with Amazon. Its Automated Vehicle Inspection (AVI) systems will be deployed in Amazon facilities in the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the U.K.

Headquartered in Teaneck, NJ, and Tel Aviv, Israel, UVeye built its business by using AI (artificial intelligence) to help Israel’s security forces detect explosive devices on the undercarriages of vehicles at border control checkpoints. The company’s early success on that front led to rapid expansion into the auto industry. Today, UVeye provides its vehicle inspection solutions to OEMs for assembly line inspection, auto dealership service departments, auto auctions, and fleet businesses.

“UVeye’s goal is to both revolutionize and standardize how the auto industry detects vehicle damage and mechanical issues,” said Amir Hever, the company’s CEO and co-founder. “Our patent-protected technology provides automakers, dealers, and fleet operators with unmatched solutions for quickly and accurately identifying vehicle problems while setting new quality standards for the industry.”

Earlier this year, the company announced it had secured $100 million in additional funding to support major new sales and manufacturing initiatives in North America. In 2022 and early 2023, UVeye announced major programs in the U.S. involving more than 5000 dealerships, used-car auctions, and fleets including commercial agreements with General Motors, Volvo Cars USA, and CarMax to introduce UVeye technology throughout their wholesale networks.

The AVI system, which will now be used to inspect Amazon delivery vans including electric vans from Rivian, scans a vehicle in seconds as it drives through a tunnel of cameras and sensors. The scanning technology has already been piloted at select Amazon delivery stations in the U.S. AVI scans for and detects automotive issues, improving fleet maintenance and reducing downtime for DSPs (delivery service partners), as well as improving safety for their drivers and the communities they serve, according to UVeye.

The company says its technology can find defects in hard-to-inspect places, such as damage to the vehicle undercarriage or nails in the tire tread, faster than when that part of the inspection process was done manually. By automating the vehicle inspection process using computer vision and machine learning, UVeye says its technology makes inspections faster, more accurate, systematic, and objective.

“Three years ago, we set out to adapt our technology to the particular needs of Amazon,” said Hever. “Each new feature and improvement have brought us closer to where we are today and we are so proud of the system, which is now being scaled to administer tens of millions of inspections a year.”

“After a successful pilot program, we’re looking forward to the deployment of AVI,” said Tom Chempananical, Global Fleet Director at Amazon Logistics. “There are over 100,000 Amazon-branded delivery vehicles on the road, bringing 20 million packages to our customers every day. With AVI, we can automate most of the inspection process at scale, to help reduce time spent on this task by DSPs and delivery associates, and get packages to customers faster, while improving safety on the road.”

The company’s product portfolio includes Helios, an underbody scanner that detects problems including frame damage, missing parts, and fluid leaks, as well as brake- and exhaust-system issues; Artemis, a system that checks tire quality; and Atlas, a 360-degree vehicle-exterior detection system that checks sheet metal and other external body components such as bumpers, door locks, grilles, and windows.