Car Scanner

What Car Scanner does

Car Scanner is an autonomous robotic vehicle inspection system developed by InMotion Labs sp. z o.o., a private Polish company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Krakow, with a US entity (InMotion Inc.) in San Francisco. The core product is a self-propelled robot equipped with 22 sensors that orbits a stationary vehicle, performing 360-degree exterior and interior photography, automatic license plate recognition, and damage detection in approximately 120 seconds per scan. Scans are cryptographically authenticated via blockchain to produce tamper-evident condition records with exact timestamps, intended as legally defensible evidence against fraudulent damage claims. Modular add-ons include the Chassis Scanner for EV chassis 3D documentation, an Interior Scanning Module producing VR tours, optional LiDAR for 3D measurement, a shadeless tent for consistent lighting, and a web panel for remote damage assessment.

The platform targets four primary use cases: car service and repair shops (fraud protection, residual value tracking), car rental companies (automated check-in/out, blockchain-authenticated comparison reports), fleet management firms (remote condition monitoring, end-of-lease vehicle disposition), and dealerships/aftermarket resellers (immersive 360-degree online listings and VR interior tours). Secondary use cases include logistics and warehouse pallet inspection (QR/barcode reading) and adjacent inspections for marine, aviation, and bus industries. The system integrates with third-party software via REST API.

Revenue mechanics span four streams: hardware sales of the robotic scanning system and magnetic track infrastructure (multi-year enterprise contracts, quote-based pricing, not publicly disclosed), recurring SaaS subscription for the cloud-based web panel and blockchain authentication, usage-based scanning services through distributed scanning points located at service centers, parking facilities, and shopping malls, and transaction-fee revenue from selling professional 360-degree scan data to banks and leasing companies listing vehicles online. The company sells direct to enterprise (car service chains, rental companies, fleets, dealerships) and pursues international distributor partnerships via a grant-funded GoToBrand export program covering trade shows in Dubai, South Korea, Singapore, the USA, Portugal, Spain, the UK, and Austria. Marketing is conducted in six languages (EN, DE, ES, PL, KO, AR). Primary funding sources are European Union and Polish government grants (~5.9M PLN cumulative across three R&D and expansion projects) and Techstars Toronto Accelerator participation (2020).

Name

Car Scanner

Legal name

InMotion Labs sp. z o.o.

Website

https://carscanner.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Car Scanner is a Polish robotics company building an autonomous 360-degree vehicle inspection robot with blockchain-authenticated damage documentation, serving car service shops, rental companies, fleet operators, and dealerships through hardware sales, SaaS, and distributed scanning-point services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Inspection Equipment

NAICS

Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair (81112), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Vehicle Inspection, Grading & Condition Reporting Services (TLABAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vehicle Diagnostics & Fault Code Scanning Services (TLAKANAA), Autonomous Driving & ADAS Perception (HDAAAEAI), 3D Scanning Hardware (Handheld, Desktop, Long-Range, In-Line) (IMAAAHAA)

Keywords

• Vehicle inspection automation
• Automotive imaging systems
• Blockchain vehicle documentation
• Damage detection robotics
• Fleet management technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Krakow

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of the Car Scanner autonomous robot system including sensors, scanning hardware, and magnetic track infrastructure. The system is positioned as an affordable alternative to traditional automotive turntables, using a moving sensor approach that reduces costs by orbiting a small camera around a heavy vehicle rather than rotating the vehicle itself.
2. Software Platform (SaaS): Cloud-based platform for damage assessment, scan storage, blockchain authentication, and remote analysis. The web panel enables fleet managers and service personnel to review vehicle conditions, track damage over time, and generate comparison reports between rental periods.
3. Scanning Services: Car Scanner can be located at service centers, car parks, or shopping malls creating distributed scanning points. This enables pay-per-scan or service-based revenue from customers who do not own their own unit.
4. Scan Data Monetization: Sale of professional 360° scans and VR interior content to B2B buyers such as banks and leasing companies that list vehicles online. This generates additional revenue when vehicles change ownership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Car Scanner is an autonomous imaging robot system that performs complete 360-degree visual inspection of any vehicle in 120 seconds, using 22 sensors and a moving camera approach to capture studio-quality exterior and interior photography. Each scan is secured with blockchain technology that cryptographically proves authenticity and exact timestamp, preventing fraud on damage documentation. The system is sold primarily to automotive service businesses, car rental companies, fleet management operators, and car dealerships for check-in/check-out inspections, damage documentation, residual value tracking, and immersive online vehicle listings.

Product overview

Car Scanner is a single unified product with modular add-ons. The core Car Scanner system is an autonomous robot for visual inspection using 360° photography and 22 sensors with blockchain authentication. The Chassis Scanner is a specialized add-on for 3D chassis inspection of electric vehicles. The Interior Scanning Module provides modular 360° interior tours. Additional add-ons include the Web Panel for damage recognition, Dedicated Web Player for scan display, optional Lidar Integration for dimensional measurements, and Shadeless Tent Accessory for automated photography. All components share the blockchain-secured documentation system and REST API integration framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Car Scanner

Quantifiable outcome

• 120-second vehicle inspection vs. manual processes
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Startup SparkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortfolio company in the Startup Spark accelerator program for startup growth and market development support.
• Impact PolandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipant in Impact Poland accelerator program supporting innovative Polish technology companies with international growth objectives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Experian AutoCheck: AutoCheck supplies vehicle history and condition data to dealers, lenders and consumers — overlapping with Car Scanner's scan-data monetization stream targeting banks, leasing companies and online vehicle listings.
• Verizon Connect (fleet): Verizon Connect's fleet telematics and vehicle inspection tools (including mobile AI-based damage capture) overlap with Car Scanner's fleet management use case, serving as a much larger incumbent with embedded enterprise contracts.
• CCC Intelligent Solutions: CCC provides claims, damage estimation and vehicle data software to insurers and collision repairers — a much larger incumbent whose CaptureClaims-style photo-based damage capture workflows overlap directly with Car Scanner's anti-fraud inspection value proposition.
• Matterport: Matterport's spatial capture platform produces immersive 3D virtual tours and shares the underlying computer-vision stack with Car Scanner; while focused on real estate today, the same tech is directly applicable to fleet and dealership VR interior tours Car Scanner offers.
• Solera (audata / Hollander): Solera's portfolio (Audata, Hollander, Dealertrack) supplies vehicle inspection, valuation and remarketing software to insurance and fleet customers, putting it in direct competitive contention for fleet and end-of-lease scanning contracts.

Direct peers

• SpinCar: SpinCar is a vehicle imaging platform that provides 360° walkaround photography, interior tours and damage detection for automotive dealerships, directly competing with Car Scanner's dealer use case and distributed capture model.
• Tread (vehicle inspections): Tread offers mobile vehicle inspection services for used-car marketplaces, fleets and dealers, overlapping with Car Scanner's visual inspection and condition reporting positioning, though delivered via human inspectors rather than robotics.

Emerging players

• Rangr / vehicle 360 imaging players: Rangr and similar 360° vehicle photography studios serve the same dealer/Rental photo needs as Car Scanner but rely on existing turntables or fixed rigs, making them a partial-overlap peer competing on price and image quality.
• Koi360: Koi360 builds interactive 360° vehicle imagery for dealerships and marketplaces, directly competing for the same aftermarket-sales and dealer listings accounts Car Scanner targets.
• HOVER (Hover / Hover-to-3D): HOVER turns smartphone imagery into 3D models for property and, increasingly, vehicle use cases, competing with Car Scanner's optional LiDAR 3D dimension capture via a much lower-cost capture modality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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