PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — Autel Intelligent Technology Corp. has developed Guided ADAS, an application that the company said enables Autel calibration system owners to use their existing frame, targets and expedited setup.
According to Autel, the application can be accessed with original equipment software in-house or through the Autel Remote Expert platform to calibrate vehicles not yet covered by Autel tablet ADAS calibration software.
Stewart Peregrine, senior executive of ADAS sales at Autel, said the aftermarket software developer is "always playing catchup when it comes to coverage." Technicians, he said, must calibrate new or newer vehicles.
"With Guided ADAS, Autel users can take advantage of all the benefits of their calibration systems — ease of use and efficiency — step-by-step instructions, optical positioning, unlevel floor compensation, and validated documentation, along with our quality targets, patterns, and calibrators — and use OE calibration software to complete the task," he said.
Autel said it depends on auto makers to make available the latest model diagnostic, servicing and calibration software and specifications, which results in lag time for the newest vehicle coverage for Autel.
To address this and provide technicians with an all-in-one solution, Autel developed Guided ADAS.
Peregrine called the Autel calibration system "innovative and efficient. Why should users have to abandon it when they have to calibrate new vehicles? With Guided ADAS they don't."
Guided ADAS is compatible with all Autel calibration systems: the Standard, MA600, IA800, IA900 or the new IA700 frames, allows shops to use their own OE subscriptions and tools or contract with an expert remotely with OE software subscriptions for the setup specifications and to initiate ADAS calibration on new vehicles.
Autel said three calibration scenarios available in the application.
In the first, an in-house or remote expert technician references the OE calibration data to determine whether the vehicle uses the same procedures and targets as a previous model year to retrieve the detailed setup instructions, including target type from the Autel calibration database.
The second application lets techs input and save the specifications for new or existing vehicles with new-to-the-model ADAS components that lack historical parameter data.
The third option allows techs to use the Autel patterns, targets and calibrators identified by the OE as acceptable for calibrating the vehicle. The tech would determine the position identification method, i.e., radar location, front camera, or front of the vehicle, then input the distance and height of the target to meet the OE's vehicle placement requirements.
The Autel remote expert platform enables techs to contract with an experienced technician with OE tools or subscriptions to complete the calibration if needed.
Experts are available remotely for modular flashing, new ECU programming and OE tasks currently not supported by Autel software. The application and network platform connect technicians with remote module programmers, automotive diagnosticians and system experts to complete tasks requiring OE data, software, or tools through a peer-to-peer network.
"ADAS calibration assistance has quickly grown in need. With the development of Guided ADAS, we foresee even greater growth," Maurice Miller, Autel's director of technical operations, said.
