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ICRS 2024: AI for Car Rental
This seminar will allow attendees to interact with a live chatbot to understand how AI can handle complex customer service issues and provide opportunities for 24/7 access.
February 28, 2024
Attendees will get the opportunity to interact with a live chatbot to understand how AI could help their car rental business.
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Want to learn more about potentially using AI in your car rental facility? This interactive seminar is a great way to learn more about AI and how it could be helpful to your rental car business.
This International Car Rental Show seminar will explore how AI could transform car rental, by starting with a discussion of general theories and leading to specific-use cases.
Then attendees will get the chance to interact with a live chatbot to understand how AI can handle more complex customer service interactions, with opportunities for 24/7 access, improved CSI, and more efficient use of their team members.
The discussion will feature Vassilis Devletoglou as a panelist. Serving as the founder and managing director of Wheels Car Rental System, Devletoglou has focused on the user experience and technology in the car rental and mobility industry.
The “AI for Car Rental” seminar will be moderated by Martin Romjue, Bobit Fleet Group managing editor and Auto Rental News managing editor
The International Car Rental Show will be held April 15-17, 2024, at Horseshoe Las Vegas. Registration is open, and early bird pricing ends March 15.
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