Service Lane OS
The Operating System Your Service Lane Actually Runs On
One platform. Every touchpoint. Digital estimates, video, approvals, status updates, DMS sync. Service Lane OS eliminates the patchwork and gives advisors the unified system they need.
Some of our 1000+ customers
Your Old SLT Is Costing You Money & Customers
The Old Way vs the Kimoby Way
With Old SLT Modules
- Outdated, clunky interfaces that frustrate your customers
- Confusing payment flows and unreadable invoices
- Manual, non-interactive video communications that lack clarity
With Service Lane OS
- Modern, intuitive design built for today’s consumer expectations
- Flexible, integrated mobile payments with options like Affirm financing
- AI-enhanced video communications that offer noise cancellation, real-time uploads, and interactive estimates
- Direct DMS integration for a unified, efficient service process
Why Service Lane OS Changes Everything
Service Lane OS isn't another collection of bolted-on modules. It's a unified platform where digital estimates, video, approvals, status updates, and DMS sync work as one system because they were built together from the ground up.
This is what happens when you control the entire workflow, not just individual touchpoints.
From Inspection to Approval to DMS Automatically
Here's how Service Lane OS eliminates the handoffs that kill revenue and frustrate customers
1. Tech Completes the inspection
Technician inspects the vehicle and flags red/yellow items (e.g., "Front brake pads at 3mm"). They capture photos and video of the issue using the Service Lane OS mobile app or Meta glasses.
2. Auto-Generates Estimate Line with the Findings
The inspection finding instantly becomes an estimate line no retyping the 3Cs (Complaint, Cause, Correction). Tech adds the OpCode (like BRK-FRT-REPL) and the system notifies parts to quote the rotor kit and pads.
3. Advisor Reviews and Sends
Service advisor sees the complete picture in their dashboard: the inspection finding, the tech's video, parts pricing, and labor rates. They review, adjust if needed, and send the estimate to the customer all in the same system.
4. Customer Approves with One Tap
Customer receives the estimate with video proof embedded in each line item. They can approve individual items (yes to brakes, no to air filter) with one tap. No phone calls. No confusion.
5. Approved Work Writes Back to DMS
The moment the customer approves, that decision syncs back to your DMS (CDK). The RO updates automatically. No manual re-entry. No phone back-and-forth.
6. Customer Gets Real-Time Updates
During the whole service process, the customer receives status updates: "We're starting your brake service," "Service is complete," "Your vehicle is ready for pickup." All automated, all connected to what's actually happening.
This isn't a better inspection tool or a better estimate tool, it's an operating system where every touchpoint shares the same data, the same interface, and the same workflow.
One Platform. Every Capability.
Video with Embedded Estimates
Findings flow directly into pricing
Digital Estimates With Line-by-Line Approval
Customers approve what they want, decline what they don't
DMS Writeback
Approved work syncs automatically
AI-Enhanced Video Communication
Noise cancellation, captions, summaries, real-time uploads
AI Video Coaching Beta
Every video your team sends is automatically scored and improved. Available Service Lane OS Pro.
Three-Way Texting & Team Collaboration
Internal chats between departments, auto-reply, automations, and translation features
Predictive Service Recommendations & Alerts
Proactive maintenance suggestions based on vehicle history and mileage
Real-Time Status Updates
Customers know what's happening without calling
Advisor Dashboard
One screen to manage inspections, estimates, approvals, and communication
OpCodes and Parts Import
Accurate, consistent pricing every time
On-Brand, Personalized Communication
Reach customers wherever they are with consistent messaging
Service Lane OS isn't about adding features. It's about replacing the patchwork with a system that actually works.
Choose the Right Package
Kimoby's Service Lane OS is available in two tiers. Digital inspection and OpCode-driven estimates are only available on the Pro plan.
Service Lane OS Essential
For dealerships that want to modernize how they communicate with service customers. Text, video, and mobile payments in one place.
- Improved estimate builder with 3Cs, parts, labor, and hidden lines.
- Pre-approved work pulled from your DMS (where supported).
- Line-by-line digital approval via text.
- No inspection templates or findings in this tier.
- 🆕 AI Video Coaching BETA to have every video scored and improved with frame-level recommendations.
Service Lane OS Pro
For dealerships that want to run their entire service lane in one place. From inspection to estimate to approval to writeback.
- Everything included in the Essential plan
- Full digital inspection with templates and color-coded findings.
- Inspection findings → estimate lines (ASRs) in one click.
- OpCode & parts spreadsheet import for accurate pricing.
- DMS writeback for approved work lines (CDK & PBS, by cycle).
- Video-to-Customer (V2C) tightly linked to inspection items and lines.
- AI features on the roadmap for estimate suggestions and explanations.
Why Kimoby Beats the Competition
From Paper & Basic Schedules
- Auto-save on every keystroke, so quotes don’t vanish with a browser crash.
- Digital chain of custody for parts and recommendations, instead of text files and sticky notes.
- Draft estimates you can clean up without polluting your accounting data.
Beyond PDF-Based Estimates
- Line-by-line digital approvals customers tap on their phone, not static PDFs they have to call about.
- A live view of ROs by status, so managers can see where work is stuck in the lane.
- Fast, responsive estimate building that keeps up with a busy drive.
Media That Actually Sells the Work
- Photos and videos attached directly to inspection items and estimate lines, right where the price is.
- Support for kits and packaged jobs, so a brake job is one click instead of twenty.
- Pricing based on your OpCodes and matrices, so quotes match your playbook the first time.
One Workflow, One App
- Chat, video, inspection, and estimates in a single mobile and web experience.
- A shopping-cart style estimate that lets customers approve work line by line.
- An interface techs, parts, and advisors can learn quickly and actually enjoy using day to day.
Fully integrates with your ecosystem
“Prior to Kimoby, the customer experience was such a hassle. We couldn’t connect with our customers fast enough. Kimoby has made a huge impact on our bottom line.”
Arvin Merino
Service Manager at Honda & Toyota of Seattle
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Frequently Asked Questions
Traditional SLT solutions are collections of separate modules that don't talk to each other.
Service Lane OS is a unified platform where every feature, estimates, video, payments, DMS sync, shares the same data, same interface, same workflow. It's the difference between managing five apps and running one operating system.
Yes. Kimoby offers certified integrations with all major DMS providers, so RO data and customer information stay perfectly in sync.