Engineers can focus on particular questions of where disassembly is really required or best. Those are tactical frontiers in this quest.

Mapping Vin# gives a legal premise for make/model/year of a vehicle. It should be accessible. Parts in the vehicle might be non OEM replacements.

Given the overall size, width & fragmentation of the motor vehicle industry & the potential size of these projects, along with the drive towards self-sufficiency, it doesn’t make sense to pursue a single mastery strategy. I’d advise selling whatever sorts of products industry wants to buy without any non-compete agreements that would inhibit further development or pursuit of the overall goals.

One effective principal of organization can be based around keeping a conservative list of the mechanical tasks that are absolutely needed to do the job & having roboticists work on those.

Q: Why is diagnosis by itself a strong biz product already, prior to being a stepping stone to bigger things?

A: Saves time & labor costs. Reduces errors & unexpected breakdowns. It’s reproducible so it improves baseline trust in the repair service or used vehicle dealer. Helps to give more accurate pricing for used vehicles. Helps to certify non-OEM parts which may be interesting now because of no-EMF, etc.

Complete repair comes later.