All About ADAS

Have you ever wondered about the camera integrated into your windshield? That forward-facing camera is a crucial component of your vehicle's advanced safety systems, often referred to as Advanced Driver Assistance Safety Systems (ADAS). These cutting-edge systems are meticulously engineered to enhance both your safety and the safety of your vehicle while navigating the roads. Our ADAS services are covered by our special lifetime warranty.

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What is ADAS?

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are cutting-edge automotive technologies that use sensors, cameras, and radar to provide enhanced safety and convenience features. However, for these systems to function properly, their components must be precisely calibrated.

ADAS service involves inspecting, diagnosing, and recalibrating a vehicle's ADAS components after a collision or windshield replacement. Even minor impacts can cause misalignment of radar, cameras, and sensors - rendering ADAS features like automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, and adaptive cruise control inoperable or unreliable.

The ADAS calibration process utilizes specialized diagnostic software connected to the vehicle, along with tools like laser calibration rigs, radar reflectors, and camera targets. Technicians follow precise OEM procedures to ensure each sensor is properly aimed and aligned to the vehicle's specifications. Improper calibration can lead to dangerous false activations or a complete failure to detect hazards.

Some common ADAS components that require calibration include:

Forward-facing cameras/sensors for automatic emergency braking, pedestrian detection, etc.
Side radar sensors for blind spot monitoring and cross-traffic alerts
Rear cameras/sensors for backup assistance and rear automatic braking
Steering angle sensors for lane keeping systems

After any windshield replacement involving lane departure warning, heads-up display, or rain-sensing systems, a windshield sensor calibration is necessary to re-sync the operation of these windshield-mounted components.

Proper ADAS calibration is critical for the safe operation of these advanced safety systems. Most automakers require ADAS calibration any time repairs are made or if systems experience a fault. Routine service can help ensure your vehicle's ADAS suite is operating at its full life-saving potential.

SAE J3106™ Levels of Driving of Automation

The SAE J3016™ standard provides a taxonomy and definitions for six levels of driving automation in on-road vehicles, ranging from no automation (Level 0) to full automation (Level 5).

SAE Level 0

SAE Level 1

SAE Level 2

What does the human in the driver's seat do?

You are driving whenever these driver support features are engaged – even if your feet are off the pedals and you are not steering.

You must constantly supervise these support features: you must steer, brake, or accelerate as needed to maintain safety.

What do these features do?

These features are limited to providing warnings and momentary assistance.

These features provide steering OR brake and acceleration support to the driver.

These features provide steering AND brake and acceleration support to the driver.

Example Features

• automatic emergancy braking
• blind spot warning
• lane departure warning

• lane centering
OR
• adaptive cruise control

• lane centering
AND
• adaptive cruise control

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SAE Level 3

SAE Level 4

SAE Level 5

What does the human in the driver's seat do?

You are not driving whenever these driver support features are engaged – even if you are seated in "the driver's seat".

When the feature requests you must drive

These automated driving features will not require you to take over driving.

What do these features do?

These features can drive the vehicle under limited conditions and will not operate unless all required conditions are met.

This feature can drive the vehicle under all conditions.

Example Features

• traffic jam chauffeur

• local driverless taxi
• pedals and steering wheel may or may not be installed

• same as Level 4, but feature can drive everywhere in all conditions