What Lemur Vehicle Monitors makes

Lemur Vehicle Monitors, which sells under the BlueDriver brand, designs wireless Bluetooth OBD-II diagnostic scan tools and the companion apps that run them. The flagship is the BlueDriver Bluetooth Pro OBDII scan tool, a compact dongle that plugs into a vehicle's diagnostic port and pairs with an iOS or Android phone. A newer BlueDriver Pro Next-Gen scanner sits above it, and BlueDriver MAX is a subscription professional tool aimed at dealers, auctions, and repair shops rather than individual owners.

The software is the product as much as the hardware. The apps read and clear trouble codes across the engine, ABS, airbag and SRS, and TPMS systems, stream live sensor data with multi-PID graphing, run Mode 6 on-board monitor tests and smog readiness checks, and capture freeze-frame snapshots. The signature feature is the Repair Report: the app matches a vehicle's make, model, and specific trouble code to a fix drawn from a repair database the company says is verified by professional technicians. Support covers North American cars and light trucks from 1996 forward, and the consumer tools carry no subscription. The company positions itself in the automotive aftermarket, selling direct to consumers and, through BlueDriver MAX, to professional buyers.

Ownership and history

Lemur was founded in 2006 in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, by Maurice Tuff, a former Nortel software developer. Its legal operating entity is Root Four Imagination Inc. The early business centered on in-vehicle telematics and usage-based-insurance monitors; in 2013 the company signed an agreement to supply its vehicle-monitor technology to LexisNexis Risk Solutions in the United States. The consumer BlueDriver Bluetooth scan tool reached the market around 2014 and became one of the better-known direct-to-consumer diagnostic tools in North America.

On January 12, 2021, Root Four Imagination Inc. was acquired by asTech, the operating brand of Repairify, Inc. and a portfolio company of the private-equity firm Kinderhook Industries. The deal was asTech's ninth add-on acquisition and, per Kinderhook, its 99th automotive-related transaction; financial terms were not disclosed. Under Repairify, BlueDriver became the group's aftermarket consumer and professional diagnostic line alongside asTech's remote-diagnostics services. Founder Maurice Tuff joined Repairify as Chief Technology Officer at the acquisition and has since left the group. Repairify is headquartered in Plano, Texas; the Lemur engineering and operations team continues to work from Mount Pearl.

Known customers

BlueDriver's consumer scan tools are sold direct to individual drivers, so there is no OEM program customer list to report. One named business relationship is on the public record, and the professional BlueDriver MAX line now serves dealers, auctions, and insurers through the Repairify group.

Sourcing evidence

Lemur's US import footprint is small and, on the ocean-freight record, dormant. US customs bills of lading show 10 sea shipments under the Lemur Vehicle Monitors name, routed through a Memphis, Tennessee fulfillment address rather than the Canadian operating site, with the most recent shipment dated October 2022 and a single named Chinese supplier, Guangzhou Baohua Auto Maintenance. That is consistent with a hardware brand that sources a compact electronics dongle from a contract supplier and ships most volume by air and parcel, which does not appear in ocean-freight records.

Coverage caveats: these are US ocean-freight records only. Air, truck, rail, and parcel movements do not appear, and for a small consumer-electronics product most inbound volume travels by those modes. Some records name freight intermediaries rather than manufacturers, and product categories come from declared manifest codes, which are noisy. Absence of a recent record is not evidence that the business is inactive. As a company owned by the private-equity-backed Repairify group, Lemur's inbound logistics may also consolidate under a parent or third-party importer of record that the Lemur name would not surface.

Frequently asked questions

What does Lemur Vehicle Monitors make?

Lemur Vehicle Monitors, which sells under the BlueDriver brand, makes wireless Bluetooth OBD-II diagnostic scan tools and the iOS and Android apps that run them. The tools read and clear engine, ABS, airbag, and TPMS codes, stream live data, run smog and Mode 6 tests, and generate Repair Reports that match a vehicle's trouble code to a verified fix. The lineup includes the BlueDriver Bluetooth Pro, the Pro Next-Gen scanner, and the professional BlueDriver MAX.

Who owns Lemur Vehicle Monitors?

Lemur Vehicle Monitors (legal entity Root Four Imagination Inc.) has been owned by Repairify, Inc., which operates as asTech, since January 2021. Repairify is a portfolio company of the private-equity firm Kinderhook Industries. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Where is Lemur Vehicle Monitors located?

Lemur Vehicle Monitors is based in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where its engineering and operations team works. Its parent, Repairify, is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

When was Lemur Vehicle Monitors founded?

Lemur Vehicle Monitors was founded in 2006 by Maurice Tuff, a former Nortel software developer. The company started in vehicle telematics and usage-based-insurance monitors before launching the consumer BlueDriver Bluetooth scan tool around 2014.

Who are Lemur Vehicle Monitors' customers?

BlueDriver's consumer scan tools are sold direct to individual drivers rather than to automakers, so there is no OEM customer list. The one documented named relationship is a 2013 supply agreement with LexisNexis Risk Solutions for telematics. The professional BlueDriver MAX line serves dealers, auctions, and insurers through the Repairify group.

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