ADAS

What is ADAS?

The CarCalExperts provides windshield calibration services and inspections for all vehicles with ADAS camera systems. We have the latest in technology and diagnostic tools to provide windshield calibration services on modern vehicles model years newer than 2016.

ADAS is now a safety standard and will continue to grow within the automotive industry. If your windshield is replaced or the camera is disturbed, the ADAS camera system needs to be re-calibrated. CarCalExperts offers mobile windshield calibration with top notch customer service and full attention to detail and quality.

ADAS stands for “Advanced Driver(s) Assistance Systems”. These systems rely upon cameras, lasers, and radar – typically with the camera mounted to the windshield. Any time a new windshield is installed, the camera must be calibrated to ensure proper functionality and to restore the camera to OEM specifications.

Examples of ADAS applications are:

• Lane Departure Warning
• Collision Warning
• Blind Spot Monitoring
• Park Assist
• Automatic Cruise Control
• Pedestrian Protection
• Headlights Control

You should know that these important ADAS functions must work properly for the safest driving experience today. If for any reason, you feel any of the above functions are not properly working, contact CarCalExperts for an evaluation. This is especially important even after a “simple” non-accident contact event, like a bumper disturbance that doesn’t result in an accident.

CALIBRATION

What Is Calibration?

Calibration is the process of bringing a vehicle’s ADAS back into OEM specifications, and is a necessary and important step to perform a new glass installation, especially for windshields that have a cameras mounted to them. Since the process of windshield installation moves the camera ever so slightly, even millimeter differences in placement from the original can make a difference in the performance of the entire ADAS system. Therefore, calibration ensures that the ADAS functions properly and has the expected safety performance as when it was factory installed.

What Will Happen My ADAS Is Not Calibrated?

If your car’s ADAS is not professionally and properly calibrated, the complete safety of the system cannot be guaranteed. For example, when the car’s cameras/radars/lasers are off by even a few millimeters, inaccurate readings may result, putting the reliability of the system and your driving at risk.

This improperly calibrated camera could lead to dangerous driving conditions, real-time misjudgments or even accidents. It is therefore essential to have your entire ADAS inspected, calibrated and tested before continuing to drive again after a replacement, accident or other vehicle event which could misalign your windshield and ADAS.