A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Traffic Safety (IIHS) has found that cameras and sensors, which are the eyes of driver assistance systems, become useless after (even minor) collisions.
Half of the motorists surveyed who have had an accident with cars with assistance systems say they have problems with these functions after repair. In some cases, systems need to be calibrated many times.
Most of the more than 3,000 owners we contacted said they didn’t need to repair their collision avoidance systems, but some owners required multiple service visits, says IIHS senior scientist Alexandra Muller. “However, the vast majority said they would buy a vehicle equipped with this technology again.”
A simple windscreen replacement also leads to problems with driver assistance systems. As a result of which cameras and sensors look at the road. In addition, just under half of respondents experienced collision avoidance system failures and no accidents, as well as windshield replacements.
Calibration is required whenever a sensor or camera is shaken or replaced. It must be performed after replacing the windshield. IIHS believes that service personnel often have problems with calibrations that require special training and special equipment.