# Automotive use cases

> Track component documents, service histories, and connected-software review evidence.

Canonical page: https://www.truthlocks.com/industries/automotive
Category: Industry & infrastructure

Automotive workflows exchange evidence between suppliers, manufacturers, workshops, and software teams. Signed records can give those exchanges a common way to identify source and version.

## Vehicle suppliers: Identify the documents supplied with a component

A component may arrive with copied certificates whose original source is unclear.

### What to record

Issue or record signed statements with component references, document fingerprints, issuing source, and managed record status.

### What to review

Check source and integrity, then assess physical parts and supplier claims using the buyer’s assurance procedures.

### The outcome

A traceable document reference accompanying the component’s normal inspection process.

## Dealers & repair networks: Record a workshop’s reported service work

Service history may rely on inconsistent invoices and notes from different workshops.

### What to record

Create signed service records with vehicle references, declared work, issuing workshop, and supporting document fingerprints.

### What to review

Check the source of a service statement and compare it with supporting records and physical inspection where appropriate.

### The outcome

An identifiable source for each recorded service statement in the shared history.

## Connected vehicle engineering: Link software review evidence to a build

A software version label alone may not identify the artifact the team reviewed.

### What to record

Record build fingerprints, test-evidence references, approving identities, and the release event reported by the connected pipeline.

### What to review

Compare candidate artifacts with the reviewed build and follow the organization’s required engineering and safety release controls.

### The outcome

A traceable reference from a software build to its recorded review evidence.

## Before you begin

Connect approved evidence events and use shared component or vehicle references. Safety, certification, and fitness decisions require the responsible specialists and systems.

## Relevant capabilities

- [Digital records](https://www.truthlocks.com/product/attestation-service)
- [Action receipts](https://www.truthlocks.com/product/receipts)
- [Verification](https://www.truthlocks.com/product/verification)

These are practical workflow examples, not certification claims or a record of customer deployments.