Predictika · Sports car orders

An AI sales agent's sports car order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an Aston Martin sports car order for a buyer: the model and its coupe or open body, the wheels, the paint, the carbon, roof, tow bar and audio options, Q personalization, the Aftercare plans, the delivery destination, the number of cars, the discount and the total the order states. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how those choices fit together and returns a verdict, every reason and the totals it computed.

Scope: One Aston Martin sports car order: model and body, wheels, paint, options, Q personalization, Aftercare plans, destination, quantity, discount and the stated total. See everything this validator covers

This validator models Aston Martin sports car orders, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Models and bodies — Vantage, Vantage S, DB12, DB12 S, Vanquish, DBX GT, DBX S and DBX707, as a coupe or, for the sports cars, a Volante or Roadster open body; the DBX models are SUVs with no open body.
  • Wheels — 20, 21, 22 and 23 inch wheels, each offered on some models only.
  • Options — carbon ceramic brakes, the exterior carbon pack, the carbon roof (coupes only), the panoramic roof and the tow bar (DBX models only), Bowers and Wilkins audio, and metallic or Q paint.
  • Aftercare plans — Excellence service and maintenance, Momentum roadside assistance and Pinnacle extended warranty, which needs Excellence on the same order.
  • Approvals and limits — Q personalization or Q paint, orders of three or more cars and discounts above 5 percent need a person; discounts above 10 percent and restricted destinations are blocked.
  • Stated total — the total on the order against the total the modeled prices give after the discount.

Any Aston Martin sports car order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: other brands, used cars, financing and trade-ins. The prices are modeled and illustrative, in dollars.

The AI sales agentBuilds the sports car order from the conversation with the buyer and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

8 scenarios in 4 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Options and wheels that depend on the modelOnly with care
Wheel sizes differ by model, the carbon roof is for coupes only, and the tow bar, the panoramic roof and the carbon pack split along the DBX line, so each option has to be tied to a model and a body in a rule.		The model and body are compared with every option and wheel in the same pass.
Aftercare plans that depend on each otherOnly with care
Pinnacle extended warranty needs Excellence service and maintenance on the same order, a dependency that has to be written and kept in step with the plan list.		The dependency is checked on every call.
A stated total that must match the modeled pricesOnly with workarounds
The total on the order is compared with a build-up of the model, body, wheels, paint, options, quantity and discount, so the build-up has to be computed before it can be compared.		The total is computed in the same pass and compared with the stated one.
Approvals that depend on the dealOnly with workarounds
Q work, three or more cars and a discount above 5 percent send the order to a person, while a restricted destination or a discount above 10 percent stops it, all on the same order.		Blocks and approvals come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the order; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The selected wheel size is not offered on this model.
2The DBX models are SUVs; there is no Volante or Roadster body.
3The tow bar is offered on the DBX models only.
4The panoramic roof is offered on the DBX models only.
5The carbon fiber roof is offered on coupe models only, not on open cars or the DBX.
6Carbon ceramic brakes are not offered on the DBX GT.
7The exterior carbon fiber pack is not offered on the DBX models.
8Pinnacle Extended Warranty needs Excellence Service and Maintenance on the order.
9Q by Aston Martin personalization or paint is bespoke work that the Q studio must confirm.
10The destination is on a restricted list; export licensing must clear before a quote.
11The order has 0 cars; at least 1 is needed.
12An order of 3 cars for one buyer is an allocation request that sales management reviews.
13A discount of 6 percent is above the 5 percent a dealer sales rep can give.
14A discount of 11 percent is above the 10 percent limit.
15The order states a total of 258,019 dollars; the modeled prices give 258,020 dollars.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Open body, wheels and aftercare: A Vanquish Volante with 23 inch wheels, a carbon roof, Pinnacle warranty alone and a 12 percent discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Vanquish Volante on 23 inch wheels in metallic paint, with the carbon roof and Bowers and Wilkins audio. The Aftercare plan is Pinnacle extended warranty. Delivery is to a standard destination. The discount is 12 percent. The order states a total of $431,200. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Wheel size not offered. The selected wheel size is not offered on this model.
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  • Carbon roof only on coupes. The carbon fiber roof is offered on coupe models only, not on open cars or the DBX.
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  • Pinnacle needs Excellence. Pinnacle Extended Warranty needs Excellence Service and Maintenance on the order.
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  • Discount above 10 percent. A discount of 12 percent is above the 10 percent limit.
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2. Open body, wheels and aftercare: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Vanquish coupe on 22 inch wheels in metallic paint, with the carbon roof and Bowers and Wilkins audio. The Aftercare plans are Excellence service and maintenance and Pinnacle extended warranty. Delivery is to a standard destination. The discount is 5 percent. The order states a total of $439,850. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. List subtotal 463 thousand dollars; order total after discount 439,850 dollars (modeled prices).
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3. DBX options: A DBX GT with 21 inch wheels, carbon ceramic brakes and the carbon pack

    
The agent's request. Please quote one DBX GT on 21 inch wheels in metallic paint, with carbon ceramic brakes, the exterior carbon pack and Bowers and Wilkins audio. The Aftercare plan is Excellence service and maintenance. Delivery is to a standard destination. The discount is 3 percent. The order states a total of $249,290. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Wheel size not offered. The selected wheel size is not offered on this model.
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  • No carbon ceramic brakes on DBX GT. Carbon ceramic brakes are not offered on the DBX GT.
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  • Carbon pack not on DBX. The exterior carbon fiber pack is not offered on the DBX models.
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4. DBX options: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one DBX707 on 23 inch wheels in metallic paint, with carbon ceramic brakes and Bowers and Wilkins audio. The Aftercare plan is Excellence service and maintenance. Delivery is to a standard destination. The discount is 3 percent. The order states a total of $280,330. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. List subtotal 289 thousand dollars; order total after discount 280,330 dollars (modeled prices).
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5. SUV-only options, discount and total: A Vantage with a tow bar, a panoramic roof, an 11 percent discount and a total that is too low

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Vantage coupe on 20 inch wheels in metallic paint, with the panoramic roof, the tow bar and Bowers and Wilkins audio. The Aftercare plan is Excellence service and maintenance. Delivery is to a standard destination. The discount is 11 percent. The order states a total of $190,000. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Panoramic roof only on DBX. The panoramic roof is offered on the DBX models only.
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  • Tow bar only on DBX. The tow bar is offered on the DBX models only.
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  • Discount above 10 percent. A discount of 11 percent is above the 10 percent limit.
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  • Stated total does not match. The order states a total of 190,000 dollars; the modeled prices give 193,130 dollars.
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6. SUV-only options, discount and total: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one DBX S on 22 inch wheels in metallic paint, with the panoramic roof, the tow bar and Bowers and Wilkins audio. The Aftercare plan is Excellence service and maintenance. Delivery is to a standard destination. The discount is 5 percent. The order states a total of $256,500. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. List subtotal 270 thousand dollars; order total after discount 256,500 dollars (modeled prices).
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7. Export, Q work and volume: Three Q personalized Volantes to a restricted destination

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 cars, each a DB12 S Volante on 21 inch wheels in Q paint, with Bowers and Wilkins audio and Q personalization. The Aftercare plan is Excellence service and maintenance. The delivery destination is on the export restricted list. The discount is 3 percent. The order states a total of $1,076,700. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Restricted destination. The destination is on a restricted list; export licensing must clear before a quote.
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  • Q by Aston Martin work. Q by Aston Martin personalization or paint is bespoke work that the Q studio must confirm.
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  • Three or more cars. An order of 3 cars for one buyer is an allocation request that sales management reviews.
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8. Export, Q work and volume: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one DB12 S Volante on 21 inch wheels in metallic paint, with Bowers and Wilkins audio. The Aftercare plan is Excellence service and maintenance. Delivery is to a standard destination. The discount is 3 percent. The order states a total of $311,370. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. List subtotal 321 thousand dollars; order total after discount 311,370 dollars (modeled prices).
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an Aston Martin sports car order for a buyer: the model and its coupe or open body, the wheels, the paint, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how those choices fit together and returns a verdict, every reason and the totals it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote one Vanquish Volante on 23 inch wheels in metallic paint, with the carbon roof and Bowers and Wilkins audio. The Aftercare plan is Pinnacle extended warranty. The rest of the request is on screen. The order states a total of $431,200.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with four findings, all in one answer. The selected wheel size is not offered on this model. The carbon fiber roof is offered on coupe models only, not on open cars or the DBX. Pinnacle Extended Warranty needs Excellence Service and Maintenance on the order. The other one is on screen.
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  6. The validator returned four blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the order are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for options and wheels that depend on the model, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the model to vanquish coupe, the wheels to 22, the excellence plan to yes, the discount to 5 percent and the stated order total to $439,850.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All four earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Four problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean $439,850 order. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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