Predictika · Vehicle program quotes for acoustic and thermal parts
An AI sales agent prepares a quote for one vehicle program: the powertrain and vehicle class, the carpet, inner dash, floor insulator, underbody, wheelhouse, outer dash and hoodliner, the engine encapsulation and heatshield, the e-motor encapsulation and under battery shield, the annual volume, the temperatures the parts will see, a weight target, an extra discount and the piece price and weight the quote 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 piece price and weight it computed.
This validator models vehicle program quotes for acoustic and thermal parts, not just the scenarios shown below.
Any program quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: tooling, development and one-time charges, and parts outside the acoustic and thermal range. Product names, materials and temperature ratings come from public Autoneum product pages; all prices, weights, acoustic points, volume tiers and discount limits are modeled from comparable automotive parts and are illustrative, not published by Autoneum.
5 scenarios in 2 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
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 caught | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| Parts that depend on the powertrain | Only with care Hoodliner, engine encapsulation and heatshield belong to vehicles with an engine, the e-motor encapsulation and battery shield to electrified ones, so each part needs a rule against the powertrain. | The powertrain is one choice and every part is checked against it in the same pass. |
| Heat limits that depend on the part | Only with care Each part has its own temperature rating and the heatshield is needed only above 300 degrees C on a vehicle with an engine, so each limit is a separate rule with its own condition. | Every temperature is compared with the rating of the part it applies to, together. |
| An acoustic target that depends on the parts chosen | Only with workarounds Points add up across eleven part choices and the requirement changes with the powertrain and vehicle class, so a rule must sum the parts and look up the target. | The points are summed inside the model and compared with the requirement on every call. |
| A stated price and weight that must match the computed ones | Only with workarounds The piece price comes from the parts, a volume tier and an extra discount, and the weight from the parts, so separate rules recompute both and compare them with the stated figures. | The piece price and weight are computed inside the model and compared with the stated ones. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next. | All findings come back together, so the agent can fix them in a single pass. |
Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| 1 | An e-motor encapsulation is listed on a combustion-only program that has no electric motor. |
| 2 | The battery-electric program lists hoodliner, engine encapsulation or heatshield parts that are made for combustion-drive vehicles. |
| 3 | A plug-in hybrid or battery-electric program needs an under battery shield and none is listed. |
| 4 | An under battery shield is listed on a program without a plug-in or electric traction battery. |
| 5 | The e-motor encapsulation sees 181 degrees C; the Hybrid-Acoustics PET material is rated to 180 degrees C. |
| 6 | The hoodliner sees 181 degrees C; the Theta-Cell foam is rated to 180 degrees C at peak. |
| 7 | The engine encapsulation sees 201 degrees C; the Theta-FiberCell material is rated to 200 degrees C. |
| 8 | The exhaust-side heatshield sees 501 degrees C; the RIMIC heatshield is rated to 500 degrees C. |
| 9 | The exhaust side sees 301 degrees C and no heatshield is listed; one is needed above 300 degrees C. |
| 10 | The selected parts give 10 acoustic points; this powertrain and vehicle class needs 14. |
| 11 | The parts weigh 19,800 grams per vehicle; the weight target is 19,799 grams. |
| 12 | An annual volume of 19 thousand vehicles is below the 20 thousand program minimum; pricing needs sales management sign-off. |
| 13 | An annual volume of 0 thousand vehicles is outside the 1 to 2,000 thousand range of a program quote. |
| 14 | An extra discount of 3 percent is above the 2 percent a salesperson can give; a person should approve it. |
| 15 | An extra discount of 9 percent is above the 8 percent limit on top of the volume tier. |
| 16 | Di-Light non-woven carpet is aimed at small and midrange vehicles and Clean-Tuft tufted carpet at higher classes; this pairing needs a product-line check. |
| 17 | A hybrid or electric program is listed without an e-motor encapsulation; an acoustic waiver is needed. |
| 18 | The quote states a piece price of 30,942 cents per vehicle; the parts and discount give 30,943 cents. |
| 19 | The quote states a weight of 19,801 grams per vehicle; the parts add up to 19,800 grams. |
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.
The agent's request. Please quote a battery-electric program for an upper-class vehicle at 180 thousand vehicles a year. The parts are Di-Light carpet, Prime-Light inner dash, Propylat PET underbody, Propylat PET wheelhouse liner, Theta-Cell outer dash, Theta-Cell hoodliner and Hybrid-Acoustics PET e-motor encapsulation. The peak temperatures are the e-motor encapsulation 195 and the hoodliner 150 degrees C, and the exhaust side sees 250 degrees C. The weight target is 25,000 grams per vehicle. The sales rep offers an extra discount of 6 percent. The quote states a piece price of 22,025 cents and a weight of 16,700 grams per vehicle. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a battery-electric program for an upper-class vehicle at 180 thousand vehicles a year. The parts are Di-Light carpet, Prime-Light inner dash, Propylat PET underbody, Propylat PET wheelhouse liner, Theta-Cell outer dash, Hybrid-Acoustics PET e-motor encapsulation and an under battery shield. The peak temperatures are the e-motor encapsulation 170 degrees C, and the exhaust side sees 250 degrees C. The weight target is 25,000 grams per vehicle. The sales rep offers an extra discount of 6 percent. The quote states a piece price of 24,653 cents and a weight of 21,700 grams per vehicle. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a battery-electric program for an upper-class vehicle at 180 thousand vehicles a year. The parts are Clean-Tuft carpet, Hybrid-Acoustics inner dash, Hybrid-Acoustics floor insulator, Ultra-Silent underbody, Alpha-Liner wheelhouse liner, Theta-Cell outer dash, Hybrid-Acoustics PET e-motor encapsulation and an under battery shield. The peak temperatures are the e-motor encapsulation 170 degrees C, and the exhaust side sees 250 degrees C. The weight target is 25,000 grams per vehicle. The sales rep offers an extra discount of 2 percent. The quote states a piece price of 33,015 cents and a weight of 24,800 grams per vehicle. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a combustion program for a midrange vehicle at 60 thousand vehicles a year. The parts are Di-Light carpet, Prime-Light inner dash, Prime-Light floor insulator, Ultra-Silent underbody, Alpha-Liner wheelhouse liner, Theta-Cell outer dash, Theta-Cell hoodliner and Theta-FiberCell engine encapsulation. The peak temperatures are the hoodliner 150 and the engine encapsulation 215 degrees C, and the exhaust side sees 380 degrees C. The sales rep offers no extra discount. The quote states a piece price of 27,442 cents and a weight of 18,700 grams per vehicle. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a combustion program for a midrange vehicle at 60 thousand vehicles a year. The parts are Di-Light carpet, Prime-Light inner dash, Prime-Light floor insulator, Ultra-Silent underbody, Alpha-Liner wheelhouse liner, Theta-Cell outer dash, Theta-Cell hoodliner, Theta-FiberCell engine encapsulation and RIMIC heatshield. The peak temperatures are the hoodliner 150 and the engine encapsulation 190 degrees C, and the exhaust side sees 380 degrees C. The sales rep offers no extra discount. The quote states a piece price of 30,943 cents and a weight of 19,800 grams per vehicle. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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