Automotive · AI Advisory SaaS

Carvise

An independent automotive advisory platform that pairs AI analysis with certified expert validation, so drivers can spot overpriced repair quotes and avoid work they don't need.

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Year: 2026
Platform: Next.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS
Status: Live in production

https://www.carvise.ai/en

At a glance

Average saved per analyzed quote: €480
Of quotes flagged as overpriced or unnecessary: 68%
AI pre-analysis turnaround: 2 min
Certified expert validation: <24h

The challenge

What Carvise needed.

Drivers who receive a repair quote have almost no way to judge whether it's fair. Garages hold all the expertise, and asking the people doing the work whether the work is necessary is a built-in conflict of interest. Carvise needed a platform that could deliver a fast, trustworthy second opinion — combining AI speed with real human accountability — across multiple languages for Belgium and Luxembourg.

Goals

Give drivers a fast, independent second opinion on repair quotes
Combine AI speed with certified-expert accountability
Ship the whole experience in EN, FR, and NL for Belgium & Luxembourg

Our approach

How we built it.

We built a two-stage advisory pipeline: an AI pre-analysis that reads the quote and vehicle context in about two minutes, followed by a certified expert who validates or corrects the AI before anything reaches the driver. Nothing is auto-published — a human always signs off.

01
Understanding the Trust Problem
2 weeks
The hard part of Carvise was never the code — it was trust. We spent the first phase mapping exactly where drivers lose confidence: the quote, the jargon, the conflict of interest. That research shaped the core rule of the product: AI can be fast, but a human always signs off.
- Driver journey + trust-gap map
- AI-plus-expert pipeline spec
- Multilingual (EN/FR/NL) content model
- Roadmap with the expert-validation gate marked as non-negotiable
02
Design System
3 weeks
We designed a calm, reassuring interface — this is a product people reach for when they're stressed and possibly being overcharged. Clarity over cleverness on every screen, in three languages.
- Figma design system, calm and trust-first
- Quote-submission and results flows
- Localized layouts for EN / FR / NL
- Accessibility + mobile-first specs
03
Foundation & i18n
3 weeks
Next.js + TypeScript with internationalization wired in from the first commit, not bolted on later. Auth, the submission pipeline, and a Postgres schema modeling quotes, vehicles, and expert reviews.
- Production infrastructure
- i18n across the whole app (EN/FR/NL)
- Auth + quote-submission flow
- Postgres schema for quotes, vehicles, reviews
04
The AI + Expert Pipeline
4 weeks
The heart of the product. We built the AI pre-analysis to read a quote and return structured findings in about two minutes, then routed every result into an expert review queue. The expert can confirm, correct, or override before anything is published to the driver.
- AI pre-analysis of quotes (pricing, necessity, alternatives)
- Expert review queue with confirm / correct / override
- Structured, plain-language recommendation output
- Stripe billing for paid analyses
05
Launch & Coordination
2 weeks
Shipped with partner-garage coordination so advice can turn into a booked repair. Monitoring, analytics on flag rates and savings, and a smooth multilingual onboarding.
- Production launch at carvise.ai
- Partner-garage coordination flow
- Analytics on savings + flag rate
- Expert + admin runbook

The outcome

What we delivered.

We turned a driver's most stressful moment — an unexplained repair quote — into a two-minute AI analysis backed by a real expert, saving people an average of €480 each time.

Carvise is live at carvise.ai, giving drivers an independent second opinion that saves an average of €480 per analyzed quote and flags roughly 68% of quotes as overpriced or containing unnecessary work — with AI results in minutes and expert sign-off inside 24 hours.

AI + expert pipeline
A two-stage flow where AI does the fast first pass and a certified expert validates every result before it reaches the driver. Speed without abandoning accountability.
€480 average saving per quote
Independent analysis that consistently identifies overpricing and unnecessary line items, saving drivers real money on real repairs.
68% of quotes flagged
More than two-thirds of submitted quotes were found to be overpriced or to contain work that wasn't needed.
Multilingual by design
Built for Belgium and Luxembourg from day one — EN, FR, and NL across the whole experience, not just the marketing pages.
Sub-24-hour expert turnaround
AI results land in ~2 minutes; a certified expert signs off within 24 hours — fast enough to act before authorizing a repair.
Repair coordination
Optional hand-off to vetted partner garages, so the advice can turn into an actual fix without the driver starting over.

Before and after

What changed.

Before

A driver got a repair quote and had no independent way to tell if it was fair
The only people who could judge the work were the ones selling it
Second opinions meant driving to another garage and losing another afternoon
Pricing and necessity were buried in jargon most drivers can't parse
No fast option — comparing quotes took days of phone calls
Belgium/Luxembourg drivers had no localized, trustworthy advisory service

After

Upload a quote and get an AI pre-analysis in about two minutes
A certified expert validates every result before the driver sees it — no unchecked AI
An honest second opinion without setting foot in a rival garage
Plain-language recommendations: what's fair, what's inflated, what's unnecessary
Expert sign-off within 24 hours, fast enough to act before authorizing work
A fully multilingual (EN/FR/NL) service built for the local market

Technology

Built with.

The tools behind the build, and why each one was chosen.

Frontend

Next.js: Server-rendered, multilingual pages that load fast for stressed drivers checking a quote on their phone at the garage.
TypeScript: Money, pricing, and expert-review state all type-checked — the last domain where you want loose types.
Tailwind CSS: Kept the calm, trust-first design consistent across three languages and every screen state.

AI & Data

OpenAI: Powers the ~2-minute pre-analysis of quotes — but never publishes directly; an expert always validates first.
PostgreSQL: Relational integrity across quotes, vehicles, experts, and reviews — and an audit trail of every expert decision.