Built for Greasy Hands: Voice-First Auto OS 🇿🇦

Stop Wiping Grease Off Your Screen
to Type Job Cards. Just Say It.

Turn spoken diagnostic notes into structured job cards, auto-tagged photos, parts requisitions, and 1-tap WhatsApp quotes in under 45 seconds. Engineered specifically for mechanics under hydraulic lifts and mobile bakkies.

Start 14-Day Free Trial How Voice Dictation Works

100 mins voice on Starter • Unlimited on Pro

SARS 15% VAT Compliant

BCEA 45-Hr Overtime Engine

Yoco & Ozow Ready

Zero Card Required

Live Voice-to-Card Engine Demo

Speak the Job. Never Touch a Screen with Greasy Hands.

Select a Spoken Workshop Scenario:

Spoken Audio Note • Bay Mechanic StreamWhisper-Large-v3 + Automotive LLM

Duration: 00:18 • Process Time: < 1.2s

✓ Parsed & Structured

Raw Spoken Voice Stream:

"2018 Hilux, reg BX45GP. Front left ball joint has heavy play, brake pads at 20%. Front brake pads are down to 1.5mm, both front rotors have severe scoring. Recommend replacing ball joints and inspect discs with new ceramic pad set."

Structured Digital Job Card Generated

Toyota Hilux 2018 (BX45GP)

Priority: HighFault: SUSP-BJ-01

Technician Diagnostic Finding

Front left ball joint has heavy play. Brake pads at 20% with severe disc scoring.

Action Items & Labor Allocation

Replace ball joints + inspect discs. Fit ceramic pads and align steering.

Labor: 2.5 hrs @ R 750/hrR 1,875

Auto-Generated Parts RequisitionIn-Stock Matched

Ball Joint Assembly (LH)TY-43330-09510 • Qty: 1

R 850

Front Ventilated Brake Discs (Pair)TY-43512-0K090 • Qty: 1

R 2,150

Ceramic Front Brake Pad SetTY-04465-0K370 • Qty: 1

R 1,280

Total Pre-Approved Estimate:R 6,155 (Excl VAT)

Directly exports to WhatsApp Quote, The Pit bay view, or SARS Tax Invoice.Learn How Automotive Voice AI Works

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Bay 1 (2-Post Ramp)In Progress

Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD-6

Tech: Sipho M. • Front Brakes & Fluid

Timer: 00:48:15 (On Schedule)

Bay 2 (Diagnostic Pit)Waiting Approval

BMW 320d (F30)

Tech: Lerato K. • Control Arm Bushings

WhatsApp Quote Sent (R 3,450)

Field Bakkie #01 (Mobile)On-Site Dispatch

CAT 428F Backhoe Loader

Tech: Johan V. • Hydraulic Hose Burst

Emalahleni Mine Site

The Workshop Reality in South Africa

Stop Losing Money to Old Habits and Manual Paperwork

Compare the friction of paper dockets against the speed of ChAile Workshop OS.

The Paper & Spreadsheets Nightmare

The ChAile Workshop Standard

Technicians smudge paper job cards; diagnostic notes and extra labor hours get lost before billing.

Technicians update The Pit on any phone or tablet. Labor timers track actual time against estimates in real time.

Customers dispute scratches, dents, and quote amounts after repairs are finished.

360° photo inspection walkarounds timestamp vehicle condition before a wrench touches the vehicle.

Waiting 3 days for a customer to email back an approved PDF quote while a bay sits dead.

WhatsApp integration sends an interactive quote link for 1-tap approval directly from the customer's phone.

Calculating overtime manually while trying not to fall foul of the BCEA 45-hour work week.

Automated labor threshold tracking alerts shop managers before unauthorized overtime begins.

Invoices rejected by corporate fleet clients because of missing purchase orders and invalid tax formatting.

Full SARS-compliant tax invoices with dynamic verification QR codes and built-in PO number locking.

Productivity Benchmark

The Greasy Hands Test

See the exact minutes saved across every single vehicle job card.

Traditional Software / Paper Cards

1.Mechanic stops work, wipes grease on rag, walks over to shop terminal or grabs grease-covered tablet (3 mins).

2.Manually types vehicle make, model, odometer, and multi-paragraph diagnostic observations (6 mins).

3.Searches parts dropdowns one-by-one to select oil filter, oil viscosity, and brake rotors (5 mins).

Total Lost Mechanic Time:~14 Minutes per Vehicle

ChAile Voice-First Operating System

1.Mechanic stays under the hydraulic lift, taps microphone button or triggers hands-free audio note (5 secs).

2.Speaks diagnostic findings and necessary repairs in natural flow in one quick breath (25 secs).

3.Job card, fault codes, parts requisition, and WhatsApp quote auto-populate with 1 tap (12 secs).

Total Mechanic Time:~42 Seconds per Vehicle (95% Faster)

6 Purpose-Built Modules

Everything Your Auto Business Needs to Scale

Voice-First Job Cards

Flagship

Speak vehicle intake and diagnostic notes. Converts automotive terminology into structured job cards, auto-tags damage photos, and creates parts requisitions in 42 seconds.

Explore Voice OS

Digital Reception & Estimator

Complete vehicle intake in under 90 seconds. VIN and disc barcode lookup, customer service history, and initial estimates with automated part markup margins.

Explore Reception Engine

2. Mobile & Heavy Equipment Service

Run your operation from the cab of a service bakkie. Capture generator, tractor, or yellow-metal truck maintenance records on-site with offline-capable forms.

Explore Field Service

3. The Pit (Diagnostic Mechanic View)

Stripped-down, high-contrast UI designed for grease-covered hands on tablets. Shows parts needed, job instructions, barcode scanning, and 1-tap labor timers.

Explore The Pit

4. WhatsApp Business Bridge

Automated notifications when a vehicle moves from Diagnostic to Waiting for Parts to Ready for Collection. 1-tap quote authorizations without email delays.

Explore WhatsApp Bridge

5. SARS & BCEA Engine

Automated 15% VAT calculation, verifiable digital signature QR codes on invoices, and 45-hour overtime thresholds that protect workshop owners against CCMA labor disputes.

Read SA Labor & Tax Guide

6. Zero-Trust & POPIA Shield

Cloudflare edge bot mitigation, PostgreSQL Row-Level Security (RLS), AES-256 encryption, and cryptographic shredding for POPIA right-to-erasure compliance.

Explore Security Architecture

Proven in South African Workshops

Trusted by Auto Garages from Gauteng to Mpumalanga

"The 360° photo inspection tool paid for itself in the first 2 weeks. A client claimed a rear bumper crack occurred in our workshop, but we showed the timestamped intake photo right on our screen. Dispute resolved in 30 seconds."

Johan van der MerweOwner, 6-Bay Independent Auto Workshop

Randburg, Gauteng

"I service diesel plant machinery on coal mines and farms across Mpumalanga out of my bakkie. Generating SARS-compliant tax invoices with PO numbers and WhatsApp approvals directly from the field has transformed my cash flow."

Thabo SitholeDiesel Field Service Specialist

Middelburg, Mpumalanga

Interactive Financial ROI Engine

Calculate Your Workshop's Revenue Recovery

Slide your workshop metrics below to project unbilled mechanic hours recovered and quote approval acceleration.

Active Mechanics / Technicians:4 Technicians

1 (Solo)1020

Average Jobs Completed per Week:25 Vehicles / wk

5 Jobs40 Jobs80 Jobs

Lost Admin & Docket Hours per Tech / Week:4 Hours / wk

1 Hour5 Hours10 Hours

Workshop Hourly Labor Rate (ZAR):R 650 / hr

R 450/hrR 800/hrR 1,200/hr

Estimated Monthly Labor Recovered

R 33,800 / mo

Equivalent to 52 billable wrench hours reclaimed.

Customer Quote Approval Speed:3x Faster (WhatsApp)

Net Return on Investment (ROI):+1680%

Start Reclaiming Lost Revenue

Give Your Mechanics the Software Your Workshop Deserves.

Set up your shop in 5 minutes. Full access for 14 days. Zero risk, no credit card required.

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Stop Wiping Grease Off Your Screen to Type Job Cards. Just Say It.