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There has been significant consolidation activity in the collision space. Many independent owners of collision centers have sold to Caliber, Gerber, Crash Champions, Classic Collision, Joe Hudson’s, and so forth. Similarly, we are beginning to see some movement from larger strategic players and private-equity funds to roll up the highly fragmented ADAS calibration operato …
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Understanding the basics In the world of automotive diagnostics and programming, there's a fundamental principle every technician needs to follow: Read before you write. Reading: retrieving diagnostics and data analysis from the vehicle Writing: programming, coding, or flashing modules The Reading Process When you read from a vehicle, you're collecting critical diagnostic inf …
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The windshield plays a huge role in the ADAS systems of the vehicles you’ll service. Here is how ADAS front windshield cameras interact with most windshields and the basics to know for calibrating them after any type of autoglass work. How Does the Windshield Camera Work with ADAS? Several functions in the vehicle’s ADAS rely on windshield-mounted sensors and camer …
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