Automotive Tech Info Podcast
Automotive Tech info Podcast is produced by Automotive Data Media and is a discussion on diagnostic and repair - and other business tips - for the independent repair shop. For more diagnostic and technical repair information, visit AutomotiveTechInfo.com. CAUTION: Vehicle servicing performed by untrained persons could result in serious injury to those persons or others. Information contained in these podcasts are intended for use by trained, professional auto repair technicians ONLY. This information is provided to inform these technicians of conditions which may occur in some vehicles or to provide information which may assist them in proper servicing of these vehicles. Properly trained technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions, and know-how to perform repairs correctly and safely. If a condition is described, DO NOT assume that a topic covered in these podcasts automatically applies to your vehicle or that your vehicle has that condition.
Automotive Tech Info Podcast
Episode 3 - Talking ADAS with Scott Brown, Part 2
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Scott Brown is the co-owner of Connie & Dick’s Auto Service Center in Claremont, California and a well-known trainer in the automotive service industry. He’s also the founder of Diagnostic Network.
Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) are now found on most new vehicles today. Knowing all you can about ADAS systems is important to meeting the diagnostic challenges of vehicles rolling into your service bay today! The more you know about ADAS systems, the better you’ll be able to diagnose and repair these vehicles. In Part 2 of this new podcast series brought to you by Automotive Tech Info, Scott continues his lessons on what ADAS is and how it works, including:
- A closer look at some of the details of the Advanced Driver Assist System
- How ADAS provides cameras and sensors to allow the system to “see” the world around it.
- Using radar, ultrasonic and lidar to supplement vehicle vision systems.
- Why new calibration operations are necessary for ADAS-equipped vehicles.
- How ADAS capabilities and operational characteristics vary between manufacturers.
- Some basic misunderstanding about ADAS by drivers and technicians.
- Why increasing your situational awareness of ADAS systems is important.
- Explaining sensor fusion and how it works.
- The importance of researching ADAS service information before beginning any service operations or calibrations and where to find it.
- A preview of Episode 3 and what we’ll talk about next in this series.