Dear ADAS Calibration Company: You’re Not “Just Helping” — You’re Holding the Liability

Let’s start with the big one: liability.

You’re doing a favor for a shop. They need a calibration. They call you. You show up.Maybe it’s in a tight lot, a shared bay, or a sketchy driveway with a slope that could double as a ski hill.

They say:

“It’s good enough — just get it close.”

Here’s the thing: if you do the calibration in that environment and it fails?

They might blame you.The driver might sue you.The court will absolutely look at you.

Because you’re not “just helping.”You’re the final link in a chain of decisions — and when you sign off on a calibration, you own it.

The Shop Isn’t the Only One Signing That Repair

If your company completed the calibration, you’re now part of the documentation. That report with your name on it? That’s your signature on the system’s functionality.

So if:

• The radar was aligned wrong

• The camera was tilted 3° off

• The floor wasn’t level

• The target wasn’t measured properly

…you’re now responsible for a system that might slam on the brakes on the freeway.

And it doesn’t matter if the shop “told you it was fine.”

Final Word: When You Touch It, You Own It

Stop treating calibrations like a favor. Start treating them like what they are:

A legal, safety-critical procedure.

Because you’re not helping unless it’s done right.And “mostly calibrated” is still wrong.