The Intelligent Dealership: Todd Smith on AI Agents, Data Hygiene, and the Future of Auto | NADA 2026

About this episode

Shasta Haddock interviews Todd Smith about the impact of AI on the automotive industry and the importance of data hygiene.

Host Shasta Haddock sits down with Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI and a lifelong "car guy," live at NADA 2026. Todd shares the pivotal moment in late 2024 when he realized AI agents were about to change everything—moving beyond simple chat to actually "using" computers to fill out forms and navigate sites. They discuss his new book, The Intelligent Dealership, and why the foundation of any AI strategy must be rock-solid data hygiene. Todd breaks down how Authenticom acts as the critical "go-between" for disparate data systems and why dealers who embrace these tools now will lead the industry in the years to come. #ImACarChick #NADA2026 #ToddSmith #CoreAI #TheIntelligentDealership #AIAgents #AutomotiveData

People in this episode

Host: Shasta Haddock

Guest: Todd Smith

Topics covered

• AI in automotive
• data hygiene
• future of dealerships
• NADA 2026
• automotive technology

Keywords

• AI agents
• automotive data
• dealership technology
• Todd Smith
• NADA 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: QoreAI, Authenticom

Books & works: The Intelligent Dealership

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