The ADAS Functionality and Integrity Act Just Cleared Committee — Here's What It Means for Your Shop
Posted by ADAS Depot on 2nd Jun 2026
A bill that could fundamentally change how the industry thinks about ADAS calibration just took a major step forward. On May 21, 2026, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed H.R. 7389, the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026. Section 221 of that bill is the ADAS Functionality and Integrity Act, a bipartisan measure backed by SEMA that's been in the works since la
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Toyota Techstream Lite: The Complete Setup Guide for Independent Shops
Posted by ADAS Depot on 29th May 2026
If you work on Toyota, Lexus, or Scion vehicles, you've probably hit the wall at least once: a customer brings in a car with a warning light, you need to run a health check or recalibrate an ADAS system, and your generic scan tool just doesn't go deep enough. Toyota's factory diagnostic software, Techstream, has long been the gold standard for accessing the full depth of these
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Does Autel Cover Your Vehicle? How to Find Out Before You Start the Job
Posted by ADAS Depot on 19th May 2026
One of the most common questions we get at ADAS Depot is some version of this: "Does this Autel system work on [make/model/year]?" It's a fair question, and the answer matters before you commit to a job, or before you invest in equipment.
Autel has a free tool that answers it directly. It's called the ADAS Setup & Reverse Lookup Guide, and it lives on autel.us. You pick you
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