Lucid Made 3D Structural Measurement Mandatory Before ADAS Calibration — Here's the Procedure Gap It Closes
Lucid now requires documented pre- and post-repair 3D measurements on four approved systems before any ADAS calibration begins, tying the calibration's validity to proof of structural accuracy.
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Calibration
Honda and Acura Just Put a Printable Ruler on ADAS Bumper Repairs — Read It Before Your Next Job
Honda and Acura added printable non-repairable-zone templates to their body repair manuals, turning a vague radar-interference warning into a measurement every bumper repair now has to pass.
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Shops Are Pointing AI at Their Own OEM Procedures — and the Payoff Is a File That Proves the Calibration Happened
A Florida shop owner told CIC his repair plan now generates a per-technician checklist with required photos, turning OEM research into evidence an adjuster has a harder time waving off.
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Claims
Farmers Just Told Its Own Policyholders to Expect Calibration — Print That Page Before Your Next Estimate Fight
Farmers published guidance telling its own policyholders to expect scans, calibrations and longer cycle times. That page is now a document you can put in front of an adjuster.
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Calibration
The Tech Drivers Rate Highest Lives in the Panels You Replace — and Most of It Isn't Getting Calibrated
The features owners rate highest are mounted in the panels a collision destroys first, and most of those cameras go back on without a documented calibration.
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Standards
California Just Made ADAS Calibration Disclosure a Legal Duty — And Wrote Most Collision Shops Out of It
SB 988 would make calibration disclosure a legal duty with civil penalties attached, and the definition of who it covers currently leaves most collision shops outside it.
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Claims
A Montana Class Action Just Put Scan and Calibration Denials in Front of a Judge — Your File Is the Evidence
A proposed class action alleges State Farm systematically refused to pay for scans and calibrations. The argument turns on documentation, which makes your repair file the exhibit.
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6Lucid Made 3D Structural Measurement Mandatory Before ADAS Calibration — Here's the Procedure Gap It Closes
Lucid now requires documented pre- and post-repair 3D measurements on four approved systems before any ADAS calibration …
- Honda and Acura Just Put a Printable Ruler on ADAS Bumper Repairs — Read It Before Your Next JobSep 28, 2026
- The Tech Drivers Rate Highest Lives in the Panels You Replace — and Most of It Isn't Getting CalibratedSep 7, 2026
- Three OEMs Rewrote the Glass Rules This Summer — Your Windshield Is Now an ADAS PartAug 17, 2026
Claims
3Farmers Just Told Its Own Policyholders to Expect Calibration — Print That Page Before Your Next Estimate Fight
Farmers published guidance telling its own policyholders to expect scans, calibrations and longer cycle times. That page…
- A Montana Class Action Just Put Scan and Calibration Denials in Front of a Judge — Your File Is the EvidenceAug 24, 2026
- Calibration Is Now on 1 in 3 Estimates — The Numbers Behind the Boom, and What They Mean for Your BayJun 17, 2026
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4Shops Are Pointing AI at Their Own OEM Procedures — and the Payoff Is a File That Proves the Calibration Happened
A Florida shop owner told CIC his repair plan now generates a per-technician checklist with required photos, turning OEM…
- Your Calibration Money Is Hiding in the Estimate — A New Workflow Wants to Dig It Out Before You Lose ItJul 27, 2026
- Two Trade Deadlines Hit Your Parts Bill This Week — What the USMCA Talks and the Section 122 Expiration Mean for Your ShopJul 20, 2026
- Your Diagnostics Vendor Just Got Bigger — What the Repairify–Opus IVS Merger Means for Your Calibration WorkflowJul 13, 2026
Standards
4California Just Made ADAS Calibration Disclosure a Legal Duty — And Wrote Most Collision Shops Out of It
SB 988 would make calibration disclosure a legal duty with civil penalties attached, and the definition of who it covers…
- The Industry Just Called ADAS Its Biggest Challenge Ever — And the Fight Now Is Over Proof, Not AccessAug 10, 2026
- ADAS Repair Just Got Its Own Seat at the Table — What SCRS's New Division Signals About Where Standards Are HeadedJul 8, 2026
- Rhode Island Wants ADAS on Your License — The First State to Tie Calibration Skills to the Right to OperateJun 22, 2026