Your car's safety systems are only as good as the cameras and sensors pointed at the road. We make sure they're aimed right.
ADAS stands for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems — the umbrella term for the safety features that have quietly become standard on most new vehicles: automatic emergency braking, lane departure warnings, blind-spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, and more. If your car was built in the last decade or so, there's a good chance it has at least one of these systems running.
None of it works without cameras, radar, and sensors mounted at exact points around your vehicle, all aimed with precision. Calibration is what keeps that aim correct. Think of the safety features as the brain — calibration is what makes sure the eyes and ears are actually pointed where they need to be.
Exact placement varies by make and model, but most vehicles follow a similar layout.
Powers lane-keeping and forward collision warnings — the system most directly affected by windshield work.
Drives adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking at speed.
Watches what's beside and behind you when you can't.
Feed your vehicle's stability and braking systems in real time.
Tells other systems which way the wheel is actually turned.
These systems talk to each other. Throw one off, and it can quietly affect how the rest perform.
Plenty of routine work can knock a sensor's aim off, even when the repair has nothing to do with the sensor itself.
What actually needs calibrating comes down to your specific make, model, and the work performed — not a warning light or a hunch. We check the manufacturer's requirement, not just the error codes.
A forward-facing camera aimed just one degree off its intended target can put a full foot of error into its read at 60 feet — and that error keeps growing with distance. At highway range, a degree of misalignment can mean the difference between a system correctly spotting a vehicle ahead and placing it somewhere it isn't.
Here's the part most people don't expect: your dashboard usually won't tell you. A misaligned sensor rarely trips a warning light. The system can look completely normal while quietly reading the road wrong. Calibration is the only way to actually know it's aimed right.
Performed with precision targets in a controlled setup, matched to your vehicle manufacturer's exact specifications.
Performed by driving the vehicle under specific conditions so the camera system can self-calibrate against real road data.
Every calibration is confirmed complete with a full measurement report — for you, your insurer, or your dealership's records.
Calibration is only as good as the equipment behind it. We run Autel's current lineup, not aging hardware stretched past its accuracy.
Autel's ADAS calibration frame, used for precise static target setup matched to manufacturer specification.
A current-generation diagnostic and calibration tablet, used to run and verify the calibration procedure itself.
Every calibration comes with a detailed report — full measurements and a clear pass confirmation for your records, your insurer, or your dealership.
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems — safety features like automatic emergency braking, lane departure warnings, blind-spot monitoring, and adaptive cruise control. Most vehicles from the last decade have at least one. We'll confirm what's on yours when you book.
It's the process of aligning the cameras and sensors that feed your safety systems, so they're pointed exactly where the manufacturer intends. Without it, those systems can be running on bad information.
Possibly. Wheel alignments, tire changes, collision repairs, suspension work, mirror replacement, and bumper work can all shift a sensor's aim. If you're not sure, ask us and we'll tell you straight.
Not reliably. A misaligned sensor often won't trigger any warning light — the system can appear completely normal while it's actually reading the road wrong.
Often, yes — especially as part of a covered collision or windshield replacement claim. Coverage varies by policy, so we'll help you check before the work starts.
Static calibration typically runs 30 minutes to an hour per system. Dynamic calibration, which requires driving the vehicle, can take longer. Some vehicles need both — we'll give you a real estimate once we know what your vehicle requires.
The car will still drive fine. But the safety systems relying on that sensor may not perform the way they're supposed to — and there's often no warning that anything's wrong. If the vehicle changes hands later, the next owner has no way of knowing either.
Yes — when your vehicle requires it, it's included as part of the job. Not a surprise line item.
