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Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by badshar on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @05:33PM (#13880007)
One thing I have noticed is interaction during car servicing. When giving my car in for service, the person in charge at the car company usually has to call me on the phone and tell me to pick up the car. Perhaps this could be automated where the mechanic presses a button on his/her end and the car owner automatically gets a notification (via app?) to pick up the car.
Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by sushid on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @06:14PM (#13880358)
This seems like a small feature to add to their invoicing app, not a business.

Also, there's quite a number of car servicing startups now, like YourMechanic.

Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by joshmn on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @05:39PM (#13880054)
An SMS notification would do just fine, right?
Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by binaryryan on Thursday March 16, 2017 @12:48AM (#13882593)
My local Lexus dealership does exactly this. The software platform they use will send me a text message when my car is ready.