Advanced Materials in Automobiles Here to Stay
The amount of aluminum and advanced high-strength steel in vehicles is ever-increasing as automakers continue to meet environmental and safety standards.
ADAS: What Are Your Senses Telling You?
As you drive down the road in your vehicle, you’re using all of your senses to react to the environment around you. A vehicle with ADAS does the same thing.
Mobile ADAS Calibration: Understanding the Downside
Increasing awareness of the revenue-generating potential of ADAS calibration is leading to an explosion of mobile ADAS calibrators – something repairers and insurers should be concerned about.
P&M Profitability: Examining the Metrics
If we are not profitable with paint and materials, then the stark reality is that we are paying to fix the car.
GMC Hummer EV: Scary or Exciting?
We’re going to be fixing the new Hummer EV some day. Scary? Exciting? Depends on your perspective.
Paint Problem Troubleshooting
Collision repair facilities today face many challenges with paint. Here are some common problems and how to overcome them.
Scanning & Recalibration: Don’t Get Your ADAS Kicked
Maintenance operations are more frequently linking tasks that have traditionally been reserved for technicians with higher-level skill sets.
Servicing Mercedes-Benz ADAS Systems
Over the past 20 years, Mercedes has been adding more and more sophistication to the ADAS system.
Making Sense of Mazda’s i-ACTIVSENSE
Mazda’s i-ACTIVSENSE, an umbrella term covering a series of advanced safety technologies developed in line with Mazda Proactive Safety, makes use of a variety of detection devices.
Alignments: No More Toe and Go
With systems like lane departure and automatic cruise control, the post-alignment test drive takes on a whole new meaning.
ADAS and Brake Pads
ADAS can adapt, but if a replacement part falls outside the performance parameters, it can cause problems.
The New World of ADAS
When it comes to collision and mechanical repairs, there is a lot to consider that many do not realize in the new world of ADAS.
