Two hundred cars on the lot.Zero claims.
Auto dealers carry millions in open-air inventory every night. Catalytic converter theft, key burglaries, vandalism, and joy rides happen between midnight and 5 AM when no one is watching. VDS puts a live-monitored, LPR-equipped trailer on your lot — and keeps your insurance claims at zero.
Millions in inventory.
Sitting in the open.
Auto lots are open-air vaults. Every vehicle is a target — and criminals know the overnight shift is the weakest link.
Vehicle inventory theft
Key theft from service bays, tow-away theft from back lots, and title fraud. Average loss exceeds $45K per vehicle.
Catalytic converter theft
60 seconds to cut, $2K+ to replace. Trucks and SUVs targeted. A single night can hit 10+ vehicles.
Vandalism & keying
Keyed paint, broken windows, slashed tires. Cosmetic damage across front-line inventory kills margin.
After-hours test drives
Stolen keys, cloned fobs, and employee complicity. Vehicles returned damaged — or not returned at all.
Every plate logged.
Every threat intercepted.
LPR captures every arrival. AI flags every anomaly. The SOC verifies every alert. Police arrive with video already streaming.
Every plate. Every entry.
Every exit.
Integrated license plate recognition logs every vehicle entering and leaving the lot. Hot-list plates — stolen vehicles, known offenders, and flagged VINs — trigger instant SOC alerts before the vehicle parks.
- Automatic plate capture at all entry points
- Real-time hot-list cross-reference
- Known offender and stolen vehicle alerts
- Searchable plate history for investigations
// STEP 01The lot locks down.
The trailer wakes up.
After the last salesperson leaves, VDS auto-activates after-hours monitoring. Any human movement on the lot triggers AI detection, SOC verification, and — if needed — live audio deterrence and PD dispatch.
- Schedule-based automatic arming
- Person and vehicle detection on lot
- Catalytic converter cut-posture detection
- Strobe + audio deterrence on alert
// STEP 02The stolen car pulls in.
The SOC already knows.
VDS checks every captured plate against state-level hot lists and your dealer-specific watch list, with export-ready data your team or law enforcement can run against NCIC. Flagged vehicles trigger an immediate SOC review and can auto-notify your sales or security team.
- NCIC-ready data export
- Dealer-specific watch lists
- Instant mobile push notification
- Photo and plate evidence captured automatically
// STEP 03Police see the video.
Before they arrive.
When dispatch is needed, VDS calls 911 with live-streaming video and a verified incident description. Officers arrive informed. Recovery and arrest rates climb. Your insurance carrier gets court-ready evidence.
- Direct PD dispatch with live video
- Immutable cloud audit log
- Incident report delivered to portal per SLA
- Insurance-compliant evidence retention
// STEP 04Every lot. Every rooftop.
One platform.
The MSU adapts to your dealership layout. Here are the scenarios dealers deploy for most often.
Front-line inventory
High-value new vehicles staged along the road. Maximum visibility, maximum theft risk. 24/7 coverage from the trailer.
Pre-owned lots
Secondary lots often sit across the street or behind the building — out of sight, out of mind. Not anymore.
Service department
Key cabinets, customer vehicles, and parts inventory. After-hours access monitoring and key-room breach alerts.
Overflow & auction lots
Temporary storage for trade-ins, auction inventory, and lease returns. High turnover, high exposure.
Body shop & detail
Vehicles in various stages of repair parked outside overnight. Parts and wheels staged for theft.
Multi-rooftop groups
Centralized VDS portal across all rooftops. One dashboard, one SOC, one billing relationship for the entire group.
Real dealers.
Real numbers.
Every metric below comes from a real VDS auto dealership customer. Names protected per agreement.
We went from monthly catalytic converter claims to zero overnight. The trailer paid for itself in the first 30 days.
// MSU-A · FLAGSHIPLPR + HOT-LIST · 4G LTEThe Mobile Surveillance Unit.
Built for open-air lots.
LPR-equipped, hot-list integrated, and visible from every row on the lot. The MSU was designed to protect millions in open-air inventory — without a guard force.
From call
to covered.
Most dealerships go from initial conversation to a live trailer on their lot inside 7 business days.
Lot assessment
We review lot layout, vehicle count, entry/exit points, and threat history. Fast quote turnaround.
Configuration
LPR zones, hot-list feeds, after-hours arming schedule, alert routing, and dealer-specific watch lists configured.
Delivery & setup
Trailer positioned on lot. Mast raised. LPR calibrated. SOC monitoring begins the moment cameras go live.
Account management
Dedicated account manager. Monthly incident reports, plate analytics, and quarterly security reviews.
Secure your lot this week.
Tell us the lot size, vehicle count, and coverage hours — we'll quote the trailer and monitoring plan — fast.