As the emphasis on the safety elements of a car is increasing, so is the importance and function of the windshield. The days are long gone when the windshield glass was just that, a piece of glass used to protect the passengers from the onslaught of external forces while driving. It has evolved to become an important safety feature of the car, as it protects the passengers in the case of rollover and aid in proper airbag deployment. With an increase in the glazed area of a car by 15%, the windshield plays an even more important role in restoring the structural integrity of the car.
Technological integration of automotive car parts has doubled up in recent years, and windshields have not been spared. Instead of just being a vinyl interlayer stuffed between pieces of glass, the role of the windshield has diversified to upholding the technological integration of automotive car parts. As a result, windshield replacement costs have been on the rise, ever since the advance driver system (ADAS) has been incorporated in windshields.
ADAS incorporates a number of safety features in the vehicle glass. Today, no car advertisement is complete without mentioning the latest safety features in the market, such as adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning or collision avoidance. Often, these safety tools can be implemented by installing cameras in the windshield. Integration of the camera in the windshield adds on to manufacturing and installation complexity. For car glass repair, Delhi based windshield repair and replacement agencies say that the costs rise significantly when ADAS features are incorporated with the windshield, as most cameras would need to be recalibrated after replacement and repair for them to work properly.
Auto glass repair agencies have seen a rise in demand for windshields incorporated with ADAS and other safety features. In 2016 itself, demand for acoustic glass repair, departure warning, and ADAS- integrated windshields shot up dramatically. To know whether your car is equipped with such features or not, you can consult any auto glass vendor.
Not only windshield technology but the way people avail windshield repair and replacement services is also evolving. More and more drivers are choosing self-service scheduling through online platforms than scheduling service appointments over phone calls. Online service providers give them the ease of setting up multiple service appointments at once, faster and easier access to invoices and service statuses and the freedom of scheduling the working at their own pace.
Therefore not only the windshield technology and how it supports the features of the car is changing, but the way we avail repairing and replacement services is also experiencing major change. While these changes at one hand increase the cost of windshield replacement and repair, on the other hand they ensure increased safety of the passengers.
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