> Source: https://rikuy.si/industries/auto-repair/ . Updated 2026-10-20. Rikuy, rikuy.si Coming · 5th # Auto shop cameras that compare busy bays with billed hours. Your bays, the parts room and the lot are on camera. Your agent can tell you how long each bay was busy and how that compares with the work orders. [Start free](https://rikuy.si/start/)[Check your cameras](https://rikuy.si/cameras/) 7,279 repair and body shops locations in Florida · US Census CBP 2023 CAM 03 · BAY 2 How many hours was each bay busy today, and how many hours were billed? The problem ## Hours worked, hours billed. The gap between the two is where shops lose money, and many do not measure it at all. 18% of shops do not measure technician efficiency. 27% run below 80%. Source: Ratchet+Wrench, 2024 ## Three questions owners ask. In plain words, in English or Spanish, from the agent you already use. Your agent picks the camera by what it sees, and every look is written down. Example conversation. Answers depend on your cameras and your records. How many hours was each bay busy today, and how many hours were billed? I will sample each bay every 10 minutes and compare occupied time with the hours on today’s work orders. Logged by Rikuy · CAM 03 Bay 2 + 3 bays · today Which cars came into the shop without an open work order? I will list cars entering the bays and match them with work orders opened before that time. Logged by Rikuy · CAM 01 Lot entrance · today Which technician was more than an hour without a car? I will check empty bays for stretches over an hour and show you when and where. Logged by Rikuy · Bay cameras · today ## The cameras you already have. Cameras over the bays, the parts room, the lot and the front desk. CH 01night Lot Cars in and out, the drop box. CH 02on Bay 1 Lift and the car on it. CH 03on Bay 2 Lift and the car on it. CH 05on Parts room Shelves and the door. The Rikuy Bridge talks to your recorder and dials out. No ports to open, audio dropped at the source. ## The record your agent checks against. Shop management software holds every work order and the billed hours. TekmetricShopmonkeyMitchell 1 ## General Florida rules. § No audio. Florida requires the consent of everyone in a conversation to record it (Fla. Stat. 934.03), so Rikuy drops audio at the source. § No restrooms or changing areas (Fla. Stat. 810.145). Cameras tagged that way are blocked and cannot be turned on. General information, not legal advice. Pricing ## Install your first location. Free. Up to 4 cameras, no card. When you add people, it is $7 each per month, and agents never count. [See all plans](https://rikuy.si/pricing/) Free $0first location, 4 cameras Every agent, schedule, activity and cut all access. Rikuy $7per person, per month 3 locations, 16 cameras each. Premium for more. ## Questions from shop owners. Something else? Ask your agent to read rikuy.si/llms.txt, or request a demo and ask us. ### Is this for watching my technicians? It is for matching bays with work orders. You decide which cameras and hours your agent can see, and every look is on the record. ### Do I need new cameras? No. Rikuy works with the recorder you already have. Hikvision and Dahua families come first, including white labels like Lorex; Reolink and any RTSP or ONVIF camera follow. We check compatibility before anything else. ### What does it cost? Your first location is free, up to 4 cameras, no card. Standard is $7 per person per month and agents never count. More plans for more cameras and several locations are coming. ### Who decides what my agent can see? You. Pick cameras and hours, see every look in Activity, and cut all access in one tap. Restrooms and changing areas cannot be connected. ## Find the hours that never made it to the invoice. We are in private demo with Florida stores. Tell us your recorder and we check compatibility before anything else. [Start free](https://rikuy.si/start/)[Check your cameras](https://rikuy.si/cameras/)