Your Advanced Driver Assistance System [ADAS] may be endangering your safety

On average, one in five cars produced globally today features an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). If your car can Auto Emergency Brake for you, or predict a Forward Collision, or trigger a Lane Departure Warning when you wander into the next lane, or even read and display traffic signs, you’re a member of the ADAS club.

In addition, ADAS-equipped cars will maintain following distances through Adaptive Cruise Control, or adjust your ‘bright’ light activation through High Beam Assist, keep an eye on forward-facing parking distances through Park Distance Control, or even create modern Augmented Reality Heads-Up Displays in more-expensive derivatives of modern vehicle ranges.

But here’s what most owners don’t realise, replace a windscreen and your ADAS camera needs to be recalibrated to function effectively. Think of it as dropping your favorite set of bifocals and a lens shifting due to the impact, it alters what and how you see. ADAS is no different.

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