Stop Hertz's AI Rental Car Damage Scanners from Screwing You

Just don't rent from Hertz; that is, if you don't want to risk being put $400,000 in debt for no reason at all. [1]

[1] https://www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1140998674/hertz-false-accusa...

> You could take a video (and, at minimum, you probably should, no matter who you’re renting from)

Absolutely. This is a required step for renting cars these days - get your phone out, and do a complete walk-around, as well as taking video of the interior. Make sure you record the gas level & the odometer as well.

> developers have actually built scanning apps that leverage machine learning of their own to identify and validate differences in before-and-after photos. One such startup is Proofr, whose app is currently live on Apple’s App Store. We have not used Proofr in such a capacity

Weirdest ad I've seen today.

After the whole thing about Hertz getting innocent customers put in jail, I find it shocking that anyone is still willing to be a Hertz customer at all.