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CarSignal

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Founded 2026Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

CarSignal is the AI-native operating system for independent auto repair shops.

Most shops still run each repair across disconnected management software, scan tools, parts catalogs, service information, texts, spreadsheets, and knowledge kept in technicians’ heads. That fragmentation slows diagnosis, creates duplicate processes, and leaves customers waiting.

CarSignal connects the full repair process in one system. AI agents research vehicle-specific failure patterns and surface the tests that confirm or rule out each cause. The same system carries each job from booking and intake through inspections, estimates, parts, approvals, payment, and follow-up, so technicians spend less time searching and updating systems and more time fixing cars.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Michael Muzzin

Founder/CEO

Founder at CarSignal (YC S26). Previously electrical engineering at NVIDIA, he authored the Factory Failure Disposition Guide governing re-qualification of $300M in HGX and DGX datacenter hardware. BSEE, UCLA.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Junaid Popalzai

Founder/CTO

founder at carsignal. prev netflix, notion, whatnot, tesla, amazon. eecs @ berkeley

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2026 · Source

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
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