National Windscreens is investing £1 million in a programme to ensure it is equipped to meet the demand for camera and sensor calibration for advanced driver assist systems (ADAS).

ADAS utilises multifunctional windscreen-mounted cameras in safety features including lane departure warning systems, autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and adaptive cruise control.

In the event of a replacement windscreen being fitted, the ADAS camera and sensor should be calibrated to ensure the technology works as intended.

National Windscreens is maintaining a national network of 108 fitting centres that can provide the workshop conditions required for accurate calibration of the vast majority of camera sensors at the time of a windscreen replacement.

A pre-booking facility will be available. A calibration-only service will also be available by appointment.

Following an extensive evaluation programme, National Windscreens has invested in bespoke equipment to enable the business to carry out calibrations to camera mounted systems from early 2016 throughout the whole of the UK.

An in-house training programme has been in place for several months and the appointment of Tim Camm as technical manager will further strengthen the company’s technical capability in this area.

Camm said: “ADAS is developing very quickly.

"Unsurprisingly, luxury models were the first to adopt the latest technologies, but we are now seeing it trickle down to practically all makes and model of vehicle.

"It is anticipated that by 2020 more than 40% of new vehicles will have at least two types of driver assistance system – driven by the desirable Euro NCAP five-star rating.”