Our Story

Making Vehicle Intelligence
Accessible to Everyone

OBDAssistant was born from a simple belief: every driver deserves the same diagnostic power that professional workshops charge hundreds for. We built an AI that speaks your language — not mechanic jargon.

How It Started

Built by Enthusiasts,
for Everyone

It started with a check engine light and a $200 diagnostic bill. The mechanic spent 3 minutes plugging in a tool, reading a code, and recommending a part. We thought — why can't everyone access this?

Built in New Zealand with a passion for both automotive engineering and artificial intelligence, OBDAssistant bridges the gap between raw sensor data and actionable insights that anyone can understand.

Today, over 40,000 vehicles are connected to our global telemetry network, generating 842,000+ diagnostic events that feed the world's first crowd-sourced vehicle health intelligence platform.

40K+

Connected Vehicles

842K

Diagnostic Events

Global Regions

250+

Live Parameters

Technology Stack

What Powers the Platform

Three layers of technology working together — from the sensor in your car to the intelligence on your screen.

AI Diagnostic Engine

Large language models fine-tuned on millions of fault code patterns. Ask questions in plain English. Get repair paths, probable causes, and cost estimates instantly.

Protocol Parsing Layer

Native support for CAN, ISO 9141, KWP2000, J1850 PWM, and J1850 VPW. Real-time decoding of 250+ sensor PIDs across engine, transmission, ABS, and body modules.

Global Telemetry Network

Anonymized diagnostic data from 40,000+ vehicles feeds our predictive models. K-anonymity ensures privacy while enabling crowd-sourced fault pattern recognition.

Competitive Advantage

The Compounding Data Moat

Every vehicle that connects makes the platform smarter. This creates a structural advantage that grows exponentially.

Proprietary Sensor Corpus

842K+ real-world diagnostic events with full sensor-level telemetry — not just fault codes, but the raw signals that predict failures before they happen.

AI Pattern Recognition

Machine learning models trained on multi-sensor correlation patterns. Every vehicle adds training data — competitors can't bootstrap this overnight.

Climate-Fault Correlation

Unique datasets mapping regional weather patterns to vehicle failure rates. Enables predictive fleet intelligence no competitor can replicate.

Network Effects

More vehicles → better predictions → more users → more data. The flywheel accelerates with every new connection to the platform.

What We Stand For

Core Principles

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Privacy First

No VINs, no license plates, no personal identity. All telemetry is anonymized with k-anonymity protections before aggregation.

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Transparency

Our public OBD Index gives everyone free access to aggregated vehicle health data. No paywalls on safety information.

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Accessibility

Professional-grade diagnostics shouldn't cost $200/hr. We made it accessible for the price of a coffee — or free during trial.

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Precision

Lab-grade sensor accuracy. GPS-fused acceleration data. Every reading validated against manufacturer baselines.

Making Vehicle IntelligenceAccessible to Everyone