German automaker Porsche and investor UP. Partners have launched Sensigo, a California-based startup using AI to enable vehicle service technicians to diagnose, resolve and eventually predict repair issues.

Sensing said its AI-powered service platform and tools could improve the repair process for customers and techs while boosting service center profitability, reducing repair costs and minimizing warranty risk.

The company is the second of six mobility startups that Porsche is launching over the next three years with UP.Partners, a Santa Monica firm that invests in and builds mobility companies through its affiliates UP.Ventures and UP.Labs.

The partners; first startup, Pull Systems, announced in March, manages electric vehicle battery performance.

In addition to Porche, UP’s investment partners include Toyota’s (7203.T) Woven Capital, Alaska Air Group (ALK.N), ARK Invest and others. Portfolio companies include aerial vehicle startups Skydio and Beta Technologies.

The UP. Partners released its 2023 Moving World Report in February. The report said that the automakers may not be able to build as many electric vehicles as they would like — and consumer demand for those EVs may not materialize as quickly as anticipated — if the government and industry do not address and resolve a convergence of issues.

One of the macro trends mentioned in the study remarked that among roadblocks, a looming shortage of battery raw materials could put government mandates “in conflict with manufacturing reality”.

The report, which was 120 pages long, stated that obstacles to the acceleration of EV production and demand in the United States include ongoing turmoil in global supply chains, insufficient vehicle charging infrastructure and an overloaded electrical grid.