Changelog

What's new in KAIRO

We ship fast. Here's what's landed recently.

Week of 30 March 2026
New5 Apr

Guided setup for new operators

New to KAIRO? A step-by-step onboarding walks you through adding your company details, first vehicle, and first driver. You'll be dispatching in under five minutes.

New5 Apr

90-day free trial with full access

Every new account now starts with 90 days of full access to every feature — AI dispatch, invoicing, Xero sync, driver app, the lot. No credit card required.

Improved5 Apr

Your brand on every touchpoint

Invoices, quotes, emails, SMS, tracking links, and the client portal all show your company name, logo, and colours. Your clients see your brand, not ours.

New30 Mar

Push notifications for drivers

Drivers now receive instant push notifications when a job is assigned, updated, or cancelled. No more phone calls to chase updates.

Week of 23 March 2026
New29 Mar

Customise your templates

Edit the look and wording of every email, invoice, and booking confirmation KAIRO sends. Match your brand voice across every client communication.

New29 Mar

Automatic cost and profit per job

Set cost rules per vehicle class — fuel rate, wear and tear, driver percentage. KAIRO calculates your profit margin on every single job automatically.

New28 Mar

Bank statement import

Upload a PDF or CSV statement from Revolut, Barclays, HSBC, Amex, or 10+ other banks. KAIRO reads every transaction, categorises it, and matches it to your jobs and expenses.

New26 Mar

Automatic job classification

Every job is now tagged — airport transfer, corporate, wedding, event, as-directed. Works on new bookings and historical imports. Makes your analytics far more useful.

New25 Mar

WhatsApp and SMS notifications

Send booking confirmations, driver ETAs, and journey summaries to passengers via SMS or WhatsApp. Inbound messages land straight in your KAIRO inbox.

New25 Mar

Gmail inbox integration

Connect your Gmail and KAIRO monitors it for booking enquiries. It extracts the journey details and creates a draft quote — ready for you to review and send.

Improved24 Mar

Driver and operator app refresh

Both mobile apps have been rebuilt for speed and simplicity. Common actions now take three taps or fewer. Benchmarked against Blacklane and Wheely.

New23 Mar

Live driver tracking map

See every driver's position in real time on the dispatch page. GPS updates stream every 10 seconds so you always know where your fleet is — no calls, no guessing.

New23 Mar

Passenger ratings and feedback

Clients can now rate their journey with 1–5 stars and select tags like 'punctual', 'smooth ride', or 'great conversation'. Ratings roll up to driver profiles so you can spot your top performers.

Week of 16 March 2026
New22 Mar

Smart scheduling with conflict detection

The scheduler now checks driver availability, travel time between jobs, and vehicle assignments before confirming a booking. Double-bookings are a thing of the past.

New22 Mar

Revenue intelligence dashboard

A dedicated analytics view with revenue forecasting, client health scores, and margin analysis. See which accounts are growing, which are at risk, and where your profit actually comes from.

New22 Mar

AI copilot

Ask KAIRO to create jobs, check driver availability, pull up client history, or analyse your business performance — all through natural conversation. Press Cmd+J to open it anywhere.

Improved22 Mar

Calendar rebuilt with day and week views

The calendar now features a proper timeline day view showing jobs hour-by-hour, plus an informative week view with job counts and status indicators. Much easier to plan your week at a glance.

New21 Mar

Contracts for recurring bookings

Set up ongoing agreements with corporate clients and auto-generate jobs on a recurring schedule. Define vehicle class, pricing, and frequency — KAIRO handles the rest.

New21 Mar

Smart tasks with AI auto-generation

Company-wide, team, and individual tasks now live in one place. KAIRO's AI suggests tasks based on upcoming jobs, expiring documents, and overdue invoices.

New21 Mar

Gmail expense auto-parsing

Connect your Gmail and KAIRO will automatically detect receipts and bills, extract the amounts, and categorise them as fuel, maintenance, tolls, or other expenses.

New21 Mar

Xero accounting integration

Sync invoices and expenses bidirectionally with Xero. When you mark an invoice as sent in KAIRO, it appears in Xero. When it's paid in Xero, KAIRO updates automatically.

New20 Mar

Partner marketplace

Overflow work you can't cover? Post it to the partner marketplace and let trusted operators bid on it. Track every subcontracted job with full margin visibility.

New20 Mar

Email campaigns with tracking

Send branded email campaigns to your client list with open and click tracking. Perfect for announcing new services, seasonal promotions, or fleet additions.

Improved20 Mar

Bulletproof data import

The CSV and Excel importer now handles 15+ vehicle class variations, every common date format, and uses fuzzy matching to link drivers even when names don't match exactly.

New19 Mar

Driver mobile app

Drivers get their own app with GPS tracking, one-tap status updates (en route, on scene, POB, dropped off), and integrated navigation. No more phone calls to check ETAs.

New19 Mar

Flight auto-lookup

Enter a flight number and KAIRO automatically pulls the airport, terminal, scheduled arrival time, and live delay information. Airport pickups just got effortless.

New19 Mar

AI dispatch suggestions

When assigning a job, KAIRO scores available drivers by proximity, vehicle match, client history, and current workload — then recommends the best fit.

New18 Mar

Expense tracking with receipt OCR

Snap a photo of any receipt and KAIRO reads the amount, date, and vendor automatically. AI categorises each expense so your books stay clean without manual data entry.

Improved18 Mar

UK address restriction for Google Places

Address autocomplete is now restricted to UK addresses, eliminating irrelevant international suggestions and speeding up job creation.

Fixed18 Mar

Vehicle dropdown fix

Fixed an issue where the vehicle dropdown on the job form wasn't showing all fleet vehicles. Every active vehicle now appears correctly.

New17 Mar

Multi-tenant SaaS architecture

Every operator now gets their own completely isolated environment — separate data, branding, and configuration. Your business data is yours alone.

New17 Mar

Job creation with smart pricing

Create jobs with intelligent pricing suggestions based on distance, vehicle class, time of day, and your tariff configuration. Override or accept with one click.

New16 Mar

CSV import with AI column mapping

Upload any CSV or Excel file and KAIRO's AI maps your columns to the right fields automatically — even when headers don't match the expected format.

New16 Mar

Real-time KPI dashboard

A live dashboard showing today's jobs, revenue, driver utilisation, outstanding invoices, and upcoming compliance deadlines. Everything an operator needs at a glance.

Week of 9 March 2026
New15 Mar

kairoengine.com goes live

KAIRO launches publicly. A brand new platform built from the ground up by chauffeur operators, for chauffeur operators. Welcome aboard.