Advanced Driver Assist Systems ADAS

TRENTON, N.J. - April 9, 2015 - PRLog -- Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) is a new technology system aimed around safety that is being installed into many of the new vehicles.  The term "advanced" simply means that these are systems which are beyond the normal driver assist features like power steering and power brakes.  These systems can include but are not limited to:

Full-speed range adaptive cruise control
Front and rear "virtual bumpers"
Intelligent brake assist
Brake pre-fill feature
Forward collision alert
Autonomous collision mitigation braking
Lane departure warning
Lane Keeping
Side blind zone alert
Rear cross traffic alert
Adaptive forward lighting and Intellibeam headlamp control
Adaptive brake lights
Rear vision camera with dynamic guidelines
Hill hold/start assist

Well you may think, what does this have to do with windshield replacement?  http://www.autoglassnj.com What makes these features special to the auto glass technician is they may utilize the windshield or other parts of the vehicle that are commonly serviced by normal auto glass installation.  What makes these features a problematic is many of them must be recalibrated by the dealer or a calibrating service after the auto glass part is installed.  The exception to this rule is the GM vehicles equipped with ADAS.  GM's vehicles are self-calibrating.    The rest of the vehicles must go back to the dealer for recalibration.

Debate

There is current ongoing discussion in the automotive industry whether to call these systems a safety device or not.  Most of the systems are optional equipment and can be turned off by the driver if they choose to do so.  Herein lies the argument though.  If the system can be turned off, how can anyone be held accountable if an accident occurs when the system is disabled?

On the other side are those who claim a device that aids in accident reduction is a safety device no matter what.  Their argument is simply that a safety device is defined by the jury that hears the case and most of us know what their decision will be.  If the device isn't made to operate properly after the installation, it is the fault of the glass company that did the installation.

How to deal with it.

The Auto Glass Safety Council Standards Committee (AGSC) is tackling this issue and is doing their due diligence in finding the facts and determining a course of action.  In the meantime, in order to protect our customers from possible injury and ourselves from possible liability, once the installation is complete, we recommend our customers make an appointment with a local dealer so that the proper recalibration can be completed.  Beware that some dealers may require OEM glass parts are used before they will agree to recalibrate.  They will require an additional charge for the recalibration service so make your customers aware of the added cost.