Toyota, Lexus approve Hunter Engineering’s Ultimate ADAS

Toyota and Lexus have approved Hunter Engineering’s Ultimate ADAS for their North American dealer and collision network, according to a Hunter Engineering press release. 

Honda, Acura, Nissan, Infiniti, and Subaru have also approved the alignment and static calibration system, the release says. It adds that additional approvals are expected this year. 

“It’s been exciting to partner with Toyota Motor North America to approve Ultimate ADAS® for Toyota and Lexus dealers,” said Kaleb Silver, Hunter’s product management senior director, in the release. “Toyota has been a leader in the ADAS market for many years, with the largest number of vehicles with static calibration procedures in operation in North America.

“Ultimate ADAS gives their dealer and collision network access to the industry-leading ADAS calibration technology to service and document vehicles more efficiently.”

Hunter claims the system eliminates error-prone manual layouts common to static ADAS calibrations by combining standard-setting alignment technology with a guided target placement system. 

“Gimbal-mounted lasers are the key component, replacing the inexact guesswork of strings, plumb bobs, and tape measures to cut setup time by 70 percent for some procedures,” the release says. “The laser gimbals and onscreen guidance dramatically increase target placement precision by automatically compensating for non-level floors, monitoring for placement errors, and confirming accuracy with laser measurements each step of the way.”

HunterNet 2, Hunter’s customer portal, provides documentation, procedures, and before-and-after measurements. 

The system includes coverage for 19 OEMs, supports more than 7,400 status ADAS procedures, and accounts for more than 90% of vehicles in operation, the release says. 

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