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About ADAS Brief
What changed this week, and what it means for your bay.
Most trade coverage of ADAS lands in one of two piles: vendor announcements dressed up as news, or conference recaps written for people who were already there. Neither one helps the owner who has a car on the lift, an OEM procedure open in one tab, and an insurer on the phone arguing about a calibration line.
ADAS Brief exists for that person. One story a week, reported from primary sources, answering the only two questions that matter in a working shop: what actually changed, and what it means for your bay.
Who this is for
Collision and calibration shop owners and lead techs. Some of you have been calibrating for years. Some of you are still deciding whether to bring it in-house. Either way, you care about the same things: staying compliant, avoiding liability, getting paid for the work, and knowing which tools and procedures you genuinely need versus which ones you have been sold.
We assume you know your trade. Nothing here explains what a forward-facing camera is.
What we cover
Four standing beats, and a story has to fit one of them to run.
OEM and diagnostics. Software requirements, platform changes, third-party tool lockouts, VCI and J2534 changes.
Calibration. New specs, OEM position statements, static versus dynamic requirements, calibration after alignment, I-CAR guidance, and the verification and documentation side of the job.
Insurance and regulation. Reimbursement policy changes, liability rulings, state and federal rulemaking.
Tools and market. Scanner, target, and tool releases, supplier and industry M&A, pricing shifts.
How we report
Every factual claim links inline to its source. Statistics, dates, OEM statements, bill numbers, quotes: click the link and read the original. A Sources list runs at the bottom of every story as a reference, but the inline links are the real citation, and they are there so you can check our work rather than take our word for it.
We do not run event previews. An upcoming webinar with nothing written about it yet is not news. Once something is published from it, a recap is fair game.
We do not fabricate. If a number cannot be traced to a real, verifiable source, it does not run. Lead facts are confirmed against at least two sources wherever two exist.
Who publishes this
ADAS Brief is published by ADAS Depot, a supplier of calibration targets, scan tools, VCIs, and calibration packages.
We think you should know that, and we think it should change how you read us: a supplier has an obvious interest in shops buying equipment. So here is the line we hold. Editorial decisions are made independently of what ADAS Depot sells. Coverage is not sponsored, and no company covered here pays for placement. Where a product category is genuinely relevant to a story, we will say so and point you toward it, and you will always be able to tell the difference between the reporting and the pitch.
If we get something wrong, we want to hear it. Corrections are made on the story with a note.
Reach us
Tips, corrections, and disagreements: get in touch.
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