Outbound that books appointments and stays compliant.
Outbound is where dealership revenue leaks and where compliance risk concentrates. Alpha Drive runs both halves the right way: AI for the outreach your customers have already consented to, live agents for the outreach that requires a person.
AI works the consented list. Agents work everything else.
Transactional, consented outreach to existing customers.
- Open recall notifications and scheduling
- Declined service follow-up
- Due-service and maintenance reminders
- Appointment confirmations, reschedules and no-show recovery
- Lead follow-up where the customer initiated contact
Promotional, relationship and cold outreach.
- Equity mining and lease-end campaigns
- Sales event and promotional calls
- Conquest and re-engagement lists without documented consent
- Win-back conversations that need judgment
Why the split
The FCC treats AI-generated voice as an artificial voice under the TCPA. Informational calls need prior express consent; marketing calls need prior express written consent; and a growing set of states require an AI disclosure at the start of the call. Every AI outbound call Alpha places opens with clear identification and an AI disclosure, respects quiet hours and opt-outs, and is logged against the consent record.
AI-only vendors either accept that exposure on your behalf or leave promotional outbound to an internal BDC you still have to staff. None of them make human outbound calls. Alpha Drive does. The AI works the consented list. Live Assist agents work everything else. If human outbound lead generation matters to your store, Alpha is the only dealership AI that includes it.
This page describes how Alpha Drive structures outbound. It is not legal advice; consult counsel on your store's consent practices.
Questions on this page
Is AI outbound calling legal for dealerships?
Yes, with the right consent and disclosure. The FCC treats AI-generated voice as an artificial voice under the TCPA: informational calls need prior express consent, marketing calls need prior express written consent, and a growing number of states require an AI disclosure at the start of the call. Alpha Drive splits outbound accordingly. Outbound Pro handles consented, transactional outreach such as recalls, declined service, due-service reminders and appointment confirmations, with identification and AI disclosure on every call and consent logged against each contact. Live Assist agents handle promotional, sales-event and conquest outreach, where a person is the right choice. Your store gets the full outbound BDC with the risk managed by design.
Does Alpha Drive use AI for recall and declined-service calls?
Yes. Outbound Pro handles them, with identification and an AI disclosure at the start of each call, quiet-hours and opt-out enforcement, and consent logged against each contact.
Who makes promotional and sales-event calls?
Trained Live Assist agents. Promotional, conquest and relationship outreach is delivered by people, using lists and context the AI prepares.
Do other dealership AI vendors make human outbound calls?
No. Numa, Pam and Mia run outbound by AI voice and text only, and leave human outreach to an internal dealership BDC. Alpha Drive is the only dealership voice AI whose own agents make human outbound calls, and any appointment or hot lead they generate is handed to your salespeople and advisors with full context.
What channels does outbound use?
Voice, SMS and email, each governed by its own consent rules. Every channel shares the same customer record and conversation history.
How do you handle opt-outs and Do Not Call?
Opt-outs are honored immediately across every channel and logged. Lists are scrubbed against internal Do Not Call records before any campaign runs.
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