AI damage detection & management for Vehicle Logistics
Focalx gives OEMs and orchestrators one place to see where vehicles were damaged, how they were secured, and who is responsible – across yards, rail, and carriers.
Trusted across industries
Why vehicle logistics teams choose Focalx
Focalx specializes in logistics workflows and reporting
Automatic AIAG / ECG coding at capture
Automatic AIAG / ECG coding at capture
Detecting damage is not enough if it isn’t coded correctly. Focalx detects damage and automatically maps it to M22 codes the moment the photo is taken – so reports can flow straight into OEM and claims systems without manual rework.
Workflows for real inspection events
Workflows for real inspection events
Built around how inspections actually happen in finished vehicle logistics, from handover and transport to delivery, ensuring every event is captured with the right context, responsibility, and traceability.
Mobile and Hardware capture integrated
Mobile and Hardware capture integrated
Collect inspection data using mobile devices and fixed hardware in one unified system, giving full coverage across yards, terminals, gates, and transport operations.
More Accurate AIAG compliance
The leading damage management platform for Vehicle Logistics
Inspect: AI vehicle & securement inspections
Detect when vehicles get damaged or when they’ve been incorrectly secured.
Stream: automated workflows
Automate tasks after inspections, internally and across collaborating companies, so issues are resolved faster.
Recover: faster claim adjudication
Auto-sync inspection and damage data directly into claims systems and forms for faster, more accurate adjudication.
Don’t pay for damage you didn’t cause
Inspections with damage found in FVL by Focalx AI
Increase in damage detection – AI vs. Human
More accurate AIAG compliance
One source of truth for damage and securement
Focalx provides photo and data evidence that vehicles are damage-free and properly secured at each inspection event. Every inspection is tied to VIN, time, place, and responsible party – making it easier to agree on liability and resolve disputes quickly.
- Photo evidence for every inspection
- History per VIN across your supply chain
- Clear separation of responsibility at each handover
Securement matters
Examples of chock exceptions detected by our AI
Logged as a part of the handover inspection:
1HGBH41JXMN000000
61b7a674-9ba7-4d1e-92ea-b2587f9eb024
Faulty installation
Left front wheel
Wheel
New
FocalX - VASCOR partnership
Through our partnership with VASCOR, a market leader in Finished Vehicle Logistics, Focalx brings AI inspections to operations across the US, Canada, Mexico, and India – helping vehicles move faster with fewer damage disputes.
Focalx and VASCOR partners for the North America market
Self-service data analytics software that lets you create visually appealing data visualizations and insightful dashboards in minutes.
Custom damage definitions
Different sectors use different standards. Focalx adapts to your coding and applies it consistently at scale.
Severity mapping
Severity mapping
Define what counts as damage for your business, or use multi-level scales. Focalx maps AI output to your catefories, mathing how your teams already work.
Industry-standard codebooks
Industry-standard codebooks
Multi-standard support
Multi-standard support
You don't need the whole chain to get value
Focalx is built for the entire vehicle logistics chain – but you can start with the parts you control today.
Yard operations
Standardized inspections and handover workflows inside your yards and compounds.
Rail operations
Railcar workflows for damage, spacing, securement exceptions, and seal numbers.
Haulway operations
Inspections every time a carrier picks up or delivers a vehicle, tied to VIN and responsibility.
Loved by leaders in Finished Vehicle logistics
"At Focalx, complicated solutions are made simple by a team that is good at listening to the market. Input is received with curiosity and they always try to find the best solution for their customers."
Helle Söderholm
Commercial Director, Applus
"Thanks to Focalx's AI, we saw ROI in the first month by catching damage we could've missed."
Steffen Ness
CEO
Frequently asked questions
We have put together some commonly asked questions
Can Focalx integrate with my existing logistics systems?
Yes, our APIs and SDKs are designed to integrate seamlessly with logistics and fleet management systems.
Does Focalx follow AIAG standards?
Yes, the systems allows reporting in AIAG standards.
Can Focalx handle large enterprise organizations?
Yes, Focalx works with enterprise-level clients and is designed for high inspection volumes.
Does Focalx offer enterprise-grade security?
Yes, we use secure AWS environments.
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Further reading
Who Pays for Damages (and Why It’s Rarely Fair)
Who pays for damages is rarely decided by what truly happened; it is usually decided by what each party can...
Why ‘Just Train People Better’ Stops Working at Scale
‘Just train people better’ stops working at scale because training improves individual performance, but it does not eliminate the operational...
When Standards Are Optional, Disputes Are Guaranteed
When standards are optional, disputes are effectively guaranteed because the same physical damage can be described, coded, and escalated in...
IT Didn’t Block the Rollout—Bad Rollout Design Did
Bad rollout design, not IT resistance, is usually what blocks a deployment because it tries to solve every dependency (hardware,...
What OEMs Actually Want From Logistics Providers (But Rarely Say Out Loud)
OEMs want logistics providers to deliver provable outcomes—especially around damage, handovers, and claims—not just well-written service descriptions. Finished vehicle logistics...
The Claims Cycle-Time Trap
The claims cycle-time trap: why do damage claims stall for weeks? Damage claims stall for weeks because the underlying evidence...
Stop Paying for Damage You Didn’t Cause
You stop paying for damage you didn’t cause by making liability decisions depend on standardized handover evidence rather than on...
Why Inspection Quality Collapses Under Time Pressure
Inspection quality collapses under time pressure because misses become a predictable outcome of constrained conditions, variable standards, and human limits—not...
Hybrid Inspection Is the Future (and We Learned It the Hard Way)
Hybrid inspection is the future because one capture method cannot reliably fit every finished vehicle logistics node, and we learned...
Damage Prevention Isn’t a Project. It’s a KPI.
How do you turn damage prevention from an ad hoc effort into an executive KPI? You turn damage prevention from...
The Scratch That Bankrupted Trust
The Scratch That Bankrupted Trust: why does a small defect trigger big losses in finished vehicle logistics? The biggest cost...
Why Standards Fail in the Field (Even When Everyone Agrees)
Standards fail in the field (even when everyone agrees) because the gap is rarely knowledge—it is usability under time pressure...
What We Learned Deploying AI Inspections Across Real Operations
We learned deploying AI inspections across real operations that AI works best when the workflow, capture standard, and governance are...
Why ‘Inspection’ Is the Wrong Word: It’s a Set of Events
It is a set of events because what the industry calls an “inspection” is not one workflow with one standard...
You Don’t Need the Whole Chain to Start Getting Visibility
You don’t need the whole chain to start getting visibility because you can start in the nodes you control today,...
The Cheapest Damage Is the One You Stop Before Departure
How do you stop damage before departure? You stop damage before departure by detecting exceptions at the last controllable point...
One Source of Truth Doesn’t Mean One View
One source of truth doesn’t mean one view because the same inspection evidence must answer different operational questions for different...
Why Claims Stay Manual (Even When Everyone Wants Automation)
Claims stay manual because evidence is not standardized enough to move cleanly between stakeholders, populate downstream systems, and still hold...
From Photo to Action: The Workflow Layer FVL Has Been Missing
Finished vehicle logistics moves from photo to action by treating every inspection photo as structured work: an exception that is...
Inspections Don’t Create Value. Closed Loops Do.
Inspections don’t create value because the value is not in detecting an exception—it is in routing it to the right...
The Case for ‘Securement Exceptions’ as a First-Class KPI
The case for ‘securement exceptions’ as a first-class KPI is that if you measure securement exceptions and fix rates, you...
Damage Doesn’t Start With Damage — It Starts With Securement
Damage often starts with securement, because securement is where preventable movement, contact, and load shift begin long before a scratch,...
Why Early AI Adopters in FVL Will Compound Advantage
Why will early AI adopters in FVL compound advantage? Early AI adopters in FVL will compound advantage because they build...
AI as the New Differentiator in FVL Tenders (Profitability = Winning More Contracts, Not Just Cutting Cost)
How is AI becoming the new differentiator in finished vehicle logistics tenders, beyond cutting cost? AI is becoming the new...
5 Common Failures When Adopting AI in FVL Inspections
5 common failures when adopting AI in FVL inspections are rarely caused by the model itself; they are usually caused...
A Simple Maturity Model for Vehicle Logistics Quality
A shared maturity model makes the journey to fast, damage-free delivery understandable and actionable by turning “quality” from an abstract...
The Cost of ‘Evidence Debt’ in Finished Vehicle Logistics
What is the cost of ‘evidence debt’ in finished vehicle logistics? The cost of evidence debt in finished vehicle logistics...
The Surprise Truth About ‘Damage Prevention’
Damage prevention is not about finding more defects—it is about reducing repeat damage by turning inspection results into root-cause decisions...
The Handover Moment: Where Accountability Is Won or Lost
The handover moment is where accountability is won or lost because it is the point of custody change—and the last...
