Data Defence: Autel updates EULA amid privacy, transparency concerns
Toronto, Ontario — Representatives from Autel say the company has shored up its defenses against unwanted data collection through a newly released EULA, announced at a Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meeting last week. Acting on concerns raised at an April CIC meeting about the potential for Autel customer data to be lifted from its tools […]
Education with Autel: Company to open Training Academy at U.S. headquarters, open to Canadians
New York, United States — Autel will launch the Autel Training Academy next month at its U.S. headquarters in New York, providing technicians and shop owners with hands-on one-day and two-day training courses. The first set of classes will be an intensive two-day course focusing on diagnostics, alignment, and ADAS calibrations. Classes are intended for […]
Conquering Codes: Autel expands Tesla diagnostics on Ultra-series tablets
Toronto, Ontario — Tesla technicians will now be getting an extra layer of coverage from Autel, as the global automotive diagnostics company announced a major update to its Ultra-series tablets, in addition to a new Tesla-compatible adapter. Autel says that “Tesla update 2.0” will introduce Read and Erase Code capabilities for Model Y and Model […]
Application Integration: Autel and Repairify announce partnership to deliver remote diagnostic services across North America
Texas, United States – Autel and Repairify announced an exclusive collaboration agreement on Wednesday, with Repairify’s diagnostic, allowing calibration and programming solutions to be exclusively offered through Autel’s remote capable products across North America. According to a company press release, Repairify will integrate its diagnostic, calibration, and programming solutions into a revised version of Autel’s […]
THE AUTEL IA900WA – THE POWER OF ONE
THE SEPTEMBER DEADLINE FOR AUTOMAKERS TO HAVE CITY-SPEED AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) ON 95 PERCENT OF THEIR NEW VEHICLES IS LOOMING. TWELVE BRANDS—AUDI, BMW, FORD/LINCOLN, HONDA/ACURA, HYUNDAI/GENESIS, MAZDA, MERCEDES-BENZ, SUBARU, TESLA, TOYOTA/LEXUS, VOLKSWAGEN, AND VOLVO—HAVE ALREADY MET THAT VOLUNTARY GOAL. If the remaining eight brands meet the mark, more than 99 percent of all new […]
THE AUTEL IA900WA – THE POWER OF ONE
THE SEPTEMBER DEADLINE FOR AUTOMAKERS TO HAVE CITY-SPEED AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) ON 95 PERCENT OF THEIR NEW VEHICLES IS LOOMING. TWELVE BRANDS—AUDI, BMW, FORD/LINCOLN, HONDA/ACURA, HYUNDAI/GENESIS, MAZDA, MERCEDES-BENZ, SUBARU, TESLA, TOYOTA/LEXUS, VOLKSWAGEN, AND VOLVO—HAVE ALREADY MET THAT VOLUNTARY GOAL. If the remaining eight brands meet the mark, more than 99 percent of all new […]
AUTEL’S IA800: INTELLIGENT ADAS OPTICAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
When technicians speak about the calibration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems words like accu-racy and precision are always used. Because they know just how sensitive the cameras, sensors and compo-nents of these systems are and that an improperly aligned component and/or one incorrectly calibrated can have dangerous consequences. True ADAS calibration professionals realize that every […]
MOTORing Ahead: AUTEL partners with MOTOR for access to repair database
Toronto, Ontario — Automotive diagnostics developers AUTEL have announced a partnership with MOTOR to incorporate its repair database into AUTEL’s products. MOTOR’s repair database is now available on the AUTEL MaxiSYS Ultra, MS919 and MS909 advanced diagnostics tablets. This partnership will give technicians access to comprehensive repair data, including color-coded wiring diagrams, detailed diagnostic trouble […]
Data Dilemma: Mitchell 1, Snap-on file lawsuit against Autel
Note: A previous version of this article mistakenly accredited the pending lawsuit to Toronto, Ontario — Trouble is brewing in the world of diagnostics as Mitchell 1 and Snap-on launch a lawsuit against Autel. The lawsuit, which has yet to be proven in court, alleges Autel stole information from Snap-on and Mitchell 1. “Autel competes […]
4-STEP CALIBRATION PRECISION
MAXISYS IA800 INTELLIGENT ADAS Regarding the calibration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) components, there are two essential servicing concepts, follow the prescribed vehicle manufacturer instructions and document everything from pre-calibration setup to post-calibration validation. The Autel Standard Frame ADAS Calibration Sys-tem, the MaxiSYS IA800 Intelligent ADAS optical positioning system adaption package combined with the […]
