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First reported live install: Kal Tire, Calgary ([TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/pitpros-first-tire-changing-robot-goes-live-in-canada/), Sep 2026).","status":null,"founded":null,"hq":"San Francisco, California","hqLat":null,"hqLng":null,"hqGeocodedAt":null,"hqAddress":"501 Alabama Street, San Francisco, CA 94110","hqPrecision":"address","website":"pitproauto.com","fundingTotal":null,"type":"hardware","roles":["robot_maker"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":0,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/pitpros-first-tire-changing-robot-goes-live-in-canada/","title":"PitPro's first tire-changing robot goes live in Canada","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-09-23"},{"url":"https://www.pitproauto.com/","title":"PitPro Automation (company site)","sourceName":"PitPro Automation","publishedAt":"2026-09-23"},{"url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250617241819/en/PitPro-Unveils-Fully-Automated-Tire-Changing-System-for-Fleet-Vehicles","title":"PitPro Unveils Fully Automated Tire Changing System for Fleet Vehicles","sourceName":"BusinessWire","publishedAt":"2025-06-17"},{"url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pitpro-unveils-fully-automated-tire-120000370.html","title":"PitPro Unveils Fully Automated Tire Changing System for Fleet Vehicles (BusinessWire reprint)","sourceName":"Yahoo Finance / BusinessWire","publishedAt":"2025-06-17"},{"url":"https://www.pitproauto.com/privacy-policy","title":"PitPro Automation Privacy Policy (HQ address)","sourceName":"PitPro Automation","publishedAt":"2025-05-07"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"HQ","value":"San Francisco, California ([TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/pitpros-first-tire-changing-robot-goes-live-in-canada/))"},{"label":"CEO","value":"Jeremy Conrad ([TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/pitpros-first-tire-changing-robot-goes-live-in-canada/) interview, Sep 2026)"},{"label":"First commercial install (reported)","value":"First automatic tire-changing system installed at a Kal Tire shop in Calgary, Alberta ([TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/pitpros-first-tire-changing-robot-goes-live-in-canada/), 23 Sep 2026). Company-claimed cycle time: full set of four tires in under 15 minutes."},{"label":"Product focus (claimed)","value":"Bay-fit robotic tire change/rotation for shops and fleets; Class 3 and smaller vehicles per [company site](https://www.pitproauto.com/). Fleet commercial markets remain a stated focus alongside tire chains ([TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/pitpros-first-tire-changing-robot-goes-live-in-canada/))."},{"label":"Legal name","value":"PitPro Automation, Inc. ([company privacy policy](https://www.pitproauto.com/privacy-policy))."},{"label":"HQ address","value":"501 Alabama Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, United States ([company privacy policy](https://www.pitproauto.com/privacy-policy))."},{"label":"Co-founders (reported)","value":"Jeremy Conrad and Gui Cavalcanti ([BusinessWire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250617241819/en/PitPro-Unveils-Fully-Automated-Tire-Changing-System-for-Fleet-Vehicles), 17 Jun 2025)."},{"label":"CEO background (reported)","value":"[BusinessWire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250617241819/en/PitPro-Unveils-Fully-Automated-Tire-Changing-System-for-Fleet-Vehicles) says Conrad served as a U.S. Air Force officer on weapons-grade lasers and missile defense, co-founded Lemnos Labs (hardware seed VC), and Quartz (construction technology)."},{"label":"Co-founder Gui Cavalcanti (reported)","value":"[BusinessWire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250617241819/en/PitPro-Unveils-Fully-Automated-Tire-Changing-System-for-Fleet-Vehicles) describes Cavalcanti as a robotics engineer with prior work at Boston Dynamics and Third Wave Automation, and as co-founder of Artisan's Asylum and MegaBots."},{"label":"Adviser Ted Cannis (reported)","value":"Former Ford Pro / Ford Customer Service Division CEO Ted Cannis is quoted in the Jun 2025 [BusinessWire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250617241819/en/PitPro-Unveils-Fully-Automated-Tire-Changing-System-for-Fleet-Vehicles) release and named by Conrad to [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/pitpros-first-tire-changing-robot-goes-live-in-canada/) (Sep 2026) as an adviser helping with U.S. fleet introductions."},{"label":"Product unveil (reported)","value":"Company announced a fully automated tire change and rotation system for Class 3 and smaller fleet vehicles on 17 Jun 2025 ([BusinessWire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250617241819/en/PitPro-Unveils-Fully-Automated-Tire-Changing-System-for-Fleet-Vehicles))."},{"label":"Availability plan (claimed)","value":"[BusinessWire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250617241819/en/PitPro-Unveils-Fully-Automated-Tire-Changing-System-for-Fleet-Vehicles) said fleet operators could request early-access pilot systems at depots, with nationwide availability planned for 2026."},{"label":"Downtime claim (claimed)","value":"Company claimed via [BusinessWire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250617241819/en/PitPro-Unveils-Fully-Automated-Tire-Changing-System-for-Fleet-Vehicles) that four-tire changes in under 15 minutes reduce vehicle downtime by 80-90% versus traditional methods taking about 1.5 to 4 hours."},{"label":"Service model (claimed)","value":"[Company site](https://www.pitproauto.com/) states field support for maintenance and parts replacement plus 24/7 monitoring and tech support for hardware and software updates."}],"aliases":["PitPro","PitPro Auto","PitPro Automation, Inc."],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-23T13:52:43.286Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-23T21:07:49.998Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/pitpro-automation","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/pitpro-automation","name":"PitPro Automation","alternateName":["PitPro","PitPro Auto","PitPro Automation, Inc."],"description":"San Francisco startup building bay-fit robotic tire-changing systems for tire shops and commercial fleets. 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