THE VEHICLE-SIDE EXPERIENCE
One secure link opens the right VIN and the right visual job.
The VIN, workflow, required views and destination are already set. Halo places the next magenta dot on the actual vehicle. The employee moves, lines it up and Halo captures automatically when ready. Move to the dot. Halo handles the shot.
CONNECTED ROOFTOP LAUNCH
Five steps connect Compass to a live vehicle journey.
We map who captures each vehicle, how it is stocked, where the photos publish and when the final refresh is needed. Our team configures Halo and the supported connections around those steps.
- 01MAP THE VEHICLE JOURNEY
Walk one VIN from appraisal through stock-in, publishing and the final photo refresh.
- 02CONFIGURE COMPASS
Set up the links for sales, lot managers and detailers, along with stock-in triggers and publishing rules.
- 03CONNECT HALO RELAY
Connect VIN, mileage and approved imagery to supported appraisal, inventory and publishing systems.
- 04TRAIN ON LIVE VEHICLES
Show existing staff how to scan the VIN, move to the dot and complete each assigned visual job.
- 05RUN AND EXPAND
Make the connected path reliable at one rooftop, then carry the same standard across the group.
SIX-WEEK OPERATING PLAN
Go live with the team who does the work.
Establish the current baseline, train the rooftop, run real inventory, and review the result with the people who capture, manage, and receive the photos. Each rooftop has its own agreed six-week schedule. Regional dates indicate when onboarding begins.
- Agree the starting pointBefore the pilot
Select the rooftop and workflow. Record the baseline, confirm system access and delivery requirements, and agree scope, commercial terms, responsibilities, success measures and the start date.
- Configure and trainWeek 1
Configure the agreed workflow, train participating staff, and verify the complete journey using real vehicles.
- Run live inventoryWeeks 2 to 5
Use Halo in daily operations. Track results, support the team, and resolve capture, approval and delivery issues.
- Review and decideWeek 6
Compare results with the baseline and decide whether to continue, adjust or expand. Agree any extension separately.
HALO RELAY
Connect Compass to the dealer stack without replacing it.
Relay moves VIN, mileage, close-range appraisal images and approved listing sets into the systems that need them. Direct integrations handle supported paths; controlled interface automation extends coverage to browser-based dealer tools.
HALO RELAY COVERAGE
Keep your stack. Connect the visual layer.
The categories below guide your connection review. For each named system, we confirm the supported workflow, direct integration or interface automation, required access and delivery rules before launch.
- INVENTORY + APPRAISALCONFIRM FOR YOUR SYSTEM
Condition evidence and approved imagery move into the systems that support value and inventory decisions.
- DMSCONFIRM FOR YOUR SYSTEM
VIN identity, workflow state and approved outputs remain connected to the dealer's system of record.
- PHOTO REFRESHCONFIRM FOR YOUR SYSTEM
The completion signal after recon and detailing triggers a fresh exterior capture and up to 25 configured detail views.
- WEBSITE + LISTINGSCONFIRM FOR YOUR SYSTEM
Day-zero and final image sets move into retail merchandising and syndication destinations.
- WHOLESALE + AUCTIONCONFIRM FOR YOUR SYSTEM
The approved visual record follows an aged unit into its wholesale disposition workflow.
- CRM + DESKINGCONFIRM FOR YOUR SYSTEM
The right visual context becomes available to the people managing the customer and the deal.
- OEM PORTALSCONFIRM FOR YOUR SYSTEM
Approved imagery can be routed into required brand and certified-pre-owned inventory workflows.
- SPECIALTY DEALERSCONFIRM FOR YOUR SYSTEM
The same visual operations model extends to powersports, RV and commercial-vehicle systems.
You don’t need a dedicated photo person.
Give staff a Halo link for the work they already do. Sales has a capture link connected to your dealership’s appraisal process. Lot managers and detailers have a link to refresh exterior photos and add interior and detail shots when the car is ready.
Anyone else who’s beside a vehicle that needs images can have the appropriate link ready on their phone. Add it to the home screen, and it’s there when needed, with no separate app-store download.
The dot guides each person through the capture. Halo handles the final framing, so different staff can produce the same eight angles and compositions. Photography becomes part of the appraisal, lot and detail work already happening around the car.
That’s Halo’s Vehicle Spatial Intelligence at work: understanding the camera’s position relative to the car and guiding the captures it needs.
Once set up, dot guidance, VIN scanning and odometer scanning work offline too. Staff can finish capturing where the signal drops; processing and delivery require connectivity.
One rooftop. One monthly price. Go ahead, take the photos.
Appraisals you win. Appraisals you don’t. New arrivals. Fresh captures after detail. They’re all covered.
Your subscription includes team access, capture, listing-image generation, processing, Halo QC, detail-photo flows, background updates and delivery through your agreed supported connections. Standard onboarding and support are included.
No per-car charges. No generation fees. No overages.
Already paying for photography? Start with Halo’s first listing set, then bring more of the work in-house as your team gets comfortable. Compare the flat subscription and staff time with the services you can replace.
Book a 30-minute walkthrough →MAP THE FIRST CONNECTION
Bring us one VIN journey and the systems it touches.
Show us your appraisal tool, inventory system and photo publishing destinations. We will confirm the access, approvals and triggers needed to connect capture, stock-in and the final photo refresh.