Estimation · Autroid Operations
Estimate sent. Approved on WhatsApp.
Build a detailed labor and parts estimate in Autroid, send it to the customer via WhatsApp or SMS, and convert to a job card in one tap on approval. No phone tag, no verbal approvals that get disputed, no re-keying data into a second form.
How Estimation Works
Build. Send. Approved. Started.
The entire estimate-to-job-start flow runs in Autroid — from line-item building to customer approval to job card open.
Build the Estimate
Service advisor selects labor operations and parts from the Autroid catalog. Labor rates and part prices pre-filled from your rate card. GST computed automatically.
Send for Approval
Tap "Send for Approval." Customer receives a WhatsApp message with a formatted estimate showing labor, parts, taxes, and total. Approve/Reject buttons embedded.
Customer Approves
Customer taps Approve. Autroid records the approval with timestamp. Job card created automatically. Advisor and technician notified.
Rejection or Timeout Handling
Customer rejects or doesn't respond within your configured window? Advisor gets an alert with the customer's last message for context. Negotiate or revise and resend.
Every estimate detail. Captured.
Autroid Estimation handles everything from a simple oil change to a complex multi-line inspection with additional approval for discovered work.
Line-item Labor & Parts
Build estimates with individual labor operations and specific parts. Each line shows unit price, quantity, total, and GST breakout.
Rate Card Integration
Labor rates and part prices pulled from your configured rate card. No manual price lookups. Prices consistent across all advisors.
WhatsApp & SMS Approval
Customer approves directly from WhatsApp or SMS. No app download. No login. One tap. Approval is timestamped and non-repudiable.
Auto-convert to Job Card
On approval, estimate becomes a job card automatically. All line items carry forward. No re-keying, no transcription errors.
Supplementary Estimate
Technician discovers additional work mid-job? Raise a supplementary estimate from the job card. Customer approves the add-on separately before work proceeds.
Estimate Version History
Every revision of an estimate is saved. If a customer disputes a charge, show them the approved version they signed off — with timestamp.
AI that makes every estimate accurate.
Autroid AI helps advisors build estimates faster and helps workshops price more accurately — reducing both under-quoting and customer shock.
Smart Labor Suggester
When you type an operation — "brake pad replacement" — AI suggests the standard labor time, common associated parts, and typical total from your historical jobs.
Approval Probability Scorer
Before you send, AI scores the estimate's likely approval rate based on total value, customer tier, and historical approval patterns. Helps advisors calibrate pricing.
Missed Service Detector
Based on vehicle make, model, mileage, and last service, AI suggests services that might be due — so advisors don't leave revenue on the table.
Estimation Impact
Faster approvals. Higher job value.
Digital estimation with WhatsApp approval replaces the phone-tag cycle and reduces disputes on charges — every service center sees this immediately.
Customers approve estimates within 8 minutes on WhatsApp on average — compared to 45+ minutes of phone follow-up with verbal estimates.
AI-suggested additional services surfaced at estimation time capture services that would otherwise be missed or forgotten.
Timestamped WhatsApp approval eliminates "I never agreed to that" disputes. Every charge on the invoice links to an approved estimate line.
Auto-conversion from approved estimate to job card means zero transcription errors between quoted price and billed price.
Run your workshop without chaos.
See how Autroid Operations handles every job card, bay, and customer update — live.