Manheim announced Monday that it is launching mobile imaging capabilities powered by Fyusion — a company in the computer vision and vehicle imaging solutions space that parent company Cox Automotive acquired in early 2021 — at all of its auction locations.

The company has also installed an AI-driven fixed imaging gantry at its Manheim Minneapolis auction.

Through the mobile imaging and the fixed imaging gantry — both powered by Fyusion — Manheim will be able to capture millions of vehicle images and utilize automated damage detection, the company said in a news release.

These inside-the-auction-gate capabilities can help drive AI-enhanced condition reports and augment Manheim’s digital offerings, something that’s vital as wholesale turns further towards digital.

“As more cars than ever are sold digitally, Manheim and Fyusion are working to give dealers and commercial clients the utmost confidence in digital wholesale buying and selling,” said Zach Hallowell, senior vice president of Manheim Digital, in a news release.

“With our clients requiring more vehicle information and advanced imaging, we put our combined expertise to work to deliver the most consistent and trustworthy vehicle condition information in the industry and make viewing a vehicle online as good as standing next to the car.”

In addition to the fixed and mobile imaging capabilities designed to help customers make more informed wholesale decisions, Manheim said these images and those captured by the Manheim Express will be added to the Fyusion automated damage detection algorithm.

The auction company “takes millions of proprietary vehicle images each year and has captured well over a million 360-degree captures in Fyusion’s patented .fyuse format. This massive data supply is what drives Fyusion’s damage detection efforts and will ultimately result in clients getting the industry’s most consistent and accurate vehicle condition information.”

Radu Rusu, chief executive officer and co-founder of Fyusion, said in the release: “Fyusion’s technology, with over 80 issued patents, combined with our methodical, collaborative approach has laid a strong foundation to deliver the industry’s most advanced automated damage detection capabilities.  This technology will give Manheim clients the utmost accuracy on damages — as well as the consistency they crave.”