Agrios Announces Automated Vehicle Imaging & Data Capture Unit for the Automotive and Insurance Industries

Agrios' Automated Vehicle Imaging and Data Collection Unit creates high quality digital images of a vehicle from multiple angles simultaneously in less than twenty (20) seconds, while capturing the VIN for additional tracking and storage purposes

ATLANTA, June 27 -- Agrios, Inc., announced the first true breakthrough in automatically capturing high quality digital images of all kinds of vehicles from almost any location - images that can be used for creating listings for auctions or online remarketing portals, verifying vehicle condition upon return from lease or rental, for managing and certifying insurance claims, for and for many other purposes. The Automated Vehicle Imaging and Data Collection Unit is a completely integrated system designed specifically for the purpose of creating vehicle images in a self contained environment, capable of being delivered to remote locations with limited space, such as dealership lots, mall parking areas, and fleet marshalling yards.

Stan Weaver, Former Automobile Executive, stated, "the Agrios Automated Vehicle Imaging & Data Capture Unit moves the entire automobile remarketing, transportation and recovery business into the 21st Century. The financial benefits available to the industry will be measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars."

The Automated Vehicle Imaging and Data Collection Unit is a fully automated drive through photo studio for automobiles or other vehicles. Inside the patent pending field unit, studio quality lighting and uniform background enable quick creation of high quality digital images that can be used for remarketing or damage identification purposes. The multiple imaging devices are computer controlled and capture images of the vehicle from many angles simultaneously, reducing process time required for each vehicle. The total time to drive the vehicle in, record images and drive the vehicle out is under 20 seconds. The vehicle stop-time can be as little as one second.

The unit can be configured with an Automated Control System for use by Auctions, Automobile Dealers, Leasing Companies and Insurance Claims Adjusters. The unit is also available with a Consumer Kiosk that can accept credit cards for use in the For-Sale-By-Owner marketplace, which can also be served from dealership lots. "This not only helps satisfy an under served non-technical FSBO public, but also helps drive up the target market foot traffic on the dealership lots where an Agrios unit is installed, which offer dealerships an immense ROI," commented Sean Webb, Agrios CEO.

Craig Miller, Agrios Chief Engineer, stated that "the Automated Vehicle Imaging Unit represents a true breakthrough in the development of a technology platform for meeting the increasing demand for high quality digital imaging of vehicles. The unit produces images that can show the smallest scratch or blemish on the exterior surface of a vehicle - in fact you can even see the tread remaining on the tires."

About Agrios, Inc. (www.agrios.net)

Agrios, a two-year-old privately funded company, is the leading provider of automated vehicle imaging services for the Remarketing, Insurance, and Fleet industries. Agrios provides solutions and services to remotely capture, track and archive imaging information on both fleet owned and privately owned vehicles. Agrios operates as a full member in the Advanced Technology Development Center (www.atdc.org) at Georgia Institute of Technology - the nationally recognized technology and business incubator.

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