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PitPro puts automated tire-change system into service with Kal Tire in Calgary

San Francisco startup PitPro Automation has started operating its first robotic tire-changing system in Calgary, Alberta, in partnership with Canadian tire service chain Kal Tire. The setup pairs two oven-sized robotic units carrying sensors and an arm that removes and stores lug nuts and swaps the wheels, and the company said it can change all four tires on a vehicle in under 15 minutes. Founder and CEO Jeremy Conrad said commercial fleets are the first target, alongside tire chains where shop workers often quit within months.