Auto auction app uses machine learning to aid inspections

TradeRev-H, an enhanced version of ADESA's TradeRev app for one-hour online auctions, seeks to tap machine learning to change how vehicle inspections are done. KAR Auction Services Inc. unveiled the enhancements to TradeRev in March before the NADA Show. To indicate that the technology is groundbreaking, the "H" is for Grace Hopper, a U.S. Navy rear admiral credited with developing the precursor to the Common Business Oriented Language, or COBOL, computer- programming language. "For any digital remarketing channel, the visual condition report is key," said Peter Kelly, KAR's chief technology officer. Until now, that often has meant the use of third-party inspectors.