Vehicle Management
Tech Director AI Advisor
The Tech Director is an AI-powered advisor that has access to your real data -- service history, tire status, brake pads, parts inventory, alignment, suspension, track days, and session performance. It gives specific, actionable advice instead of generic answers.
Where to find the Tech Director
You can access the Tech Director in two ways:
- Dedicated page -- Navigate to the Tech Director tab in the sidebar for a full-screen chat experience with conversation history.
- Slide-over panel -- Tap the Tech Director button on any page to open a chat panel without leaving your current view. The panel automatically knows which car or page you are on.
Conversations
The Tech Director keeps a history of your conversations. On the dedicated page, a sidebar shows all past conversations sorted by recency. Tap any conversation to resume it, or tap the + button to start a new one.
On mobile, tap the chat icon in the top-left to open your conversation list as a slide-over sheet.
Context awareness
When you open the Tech Director from a specific car's detail page, it automatically focuses on that car. From the dedicated page, it can see your entire fleet.
What the Tech Director can do
Answer questions about your cars
The Tech Director looks up your actual data before answering. Ask things like:
- "What maintenance is coming up?"
- "When did I last change the oil?"
- "What tires are on the car right now?"
- "What's my current alignment setup?"
- "Which car needs service soonest?"
Provide expert advice
Ask for recommendations on maintenance schedules, track day preparation, tire selection, brake upgrades, suspension tuning, and more. The Tech Director combines your car's data with motorsport expertise to give tailored advice.
Fleet-wide insights
The Tech Director can look across all your cars at once:
- Compare tire wear or parts status across your fleet
- Identify which car needs attention first
- Summarize track day history across multiple cars
- Find trends in your session performance
Create maintenance rules
Ask the Tech Director to set up recurring maintenance schedules. For example:
- "Set up an oil change every 5,000 miles"
- "Add a brake fluid flush every 12 months"
The Tech Director proposes the rule and asks you to confirm before creating it. A confirmation card appears in the chat -- review the details and tap Confirm or Decline.
Process receipts
Upload a service receipt by tapping the paperclip icon in the chat input. The Tech Director reads the extracted data (vendor, date, cost, line items) and can convert it into a service record for your car. You confirm before anything is saved.
Search documentation
The Tech Director can search TrackOut's documentation to answer questions about app features and how things work.
Suggested prompts
When you start a new conversation, you will see suggested prompts tailored to your current context:
| Context | Example prompts |
|---|---|
| Car detail page | Maintenance status, Service history, Track day prep |
| Tire inventory | Tire comparison, Heat cycles, Replacement timeline |
| Parts inventory | Parts overview, Installed parts, Replacement watch |
| Events | Upcoming events, Registered events, Prep priorities |
| Track days | Track-day history, Car comparison, Trends |
| Analysis | Session summary, Best laps, Consistency |
| Fleet / general | Fleet overview, Maintenance, Track prep |
After each response, the Tech Director suggests follow-up questions based on the conversation.
Tool activity indicator
While the Tech Director is working, a status indicator shows which tools it is using -- for example, "Looking up car details" or "Checking service history." This lets you know the AI is pulling real data, not guessing.
Confirmation for write actions
The Tech Director never modifies your data without asking first. When it wants to create a maintenance rule or convert a receipt to a service record, a confirmation card appears in the chat with the proposed details. You must tap Confirm to proceed or Decline to cancel.
Your data is safe
The Tech Director can only read your data automatically. Any action that creates or modifies data requires your explicit approval via the confirmation card.
Subscription tiers
The Tech Director is available on paid plans:
| Plan | Daily messages |
|---|---|
| Arrive & Drive (free) | Not available |
| Club | 25 per day |
| Pro | 100 per day |
| Works | Unlimited |
Daily limits
Message limits reset daily. If you reach your limit, try again the next day or upgrade your plan for more messages.