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CCC Launches Calibration Guidelines to Bring Provider ADAS Recommendations into Estimates

October 20, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Recommendations from five calibration and diagnostics providers will appear in CCC ONE and insurer estimating workflows at no additional charge from CCC. CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. announced Oct. 20 the launch of Calibration Guidelines, a capability that delivers advanced driver assistance systems calibration recommendations from third-party calibration and diagnostics providers into the estimating workflows used […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Calibration, CCC, Diagnostics, Estimating Systems, Integrations

Solera Enhances Qapter Estimating Integration with QuickBooks Online

September 24, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Solera announced Sept. 17 an enhanced integration between its Qapter estimating platform and Intuit QuickBooks Online that moves estimate data through invoicing and into accounting without re-entry between systems. Invoices generated from a Qapter estimate retain the estimate’s full line-item detail, including parts, labor, taxes and customer information, so the accounting record matches what was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Estimating Systems, Integrations, Solera

Caliber Renews Enterprise Licensing Agreement with Mitchell, Adds MSO Suite

September 22, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Caliber Collision has renewed its multi-year enterprise licensing agreement with Mitchell, extending access to Mitchell Cloud Estimating across its more than 1,850 locations and adding Mitchell MSO Suite and other workflow software, the companies announced Sept. 22. “Caliber’s commitment to delivering safe, efficient and accurate repairs requires continuous investment in scalable technology,” said Todd Dillender, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Caliber, Estimating Systems, Mitchell

Solera to Deploy Qapter AI Estimating Across Saudi Arabia’s National Motor Claims Platform

August 28, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Solera has entered a strategic partnership with Najm for Insurance Services, the national platform that manages motor accident reporting and claims services across Saudi Arabia, under which Solera’s Qapter and Intelligent Estimating solutions will be deployed inside Najm’s platform, the companies announced Aug. 18. “As the national platform supporting Saudi Arabia’s motor insurance ecosystem, Najm […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, Estimating Systems, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Solera

Solera Adds Standalone ADAS Calibration Field to Qapter Estimates Through Azimuth Integration

August 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Solera has integrated Azimuth Claims Solutions’ calibration identification engine and labor time database into its Qapter estimating platform, creating a dedicated field within the line-by-line estimate that breaks out advanced driver assistance systems calibration procedures, operational requirements and labor times separately from the rest of the repair estimate. The new field, called ADAS Operations, separates […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Calibration, Estimating Systems, Integrations, Solera

VaraFix Launches AI Estimate Review Platform

August 25, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

VaraFix has launched an artificial intelligence-based estimate review platform that scans a completed collision repair estimate for commonly missed operations, materials and procedures and returns supporting documentation in about 90 seconds, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based company said Aug. 25. The company said it was developed by a group of collision industry professionals whose backgrounds include […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Estimating Systems, OEM Repair Procedures, Supplements

Solera Launches Qapter Direct Dispatch

August 19, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Solera announced the launch Qapter Direct Dispatch, a feature that allows insurers, third-party administrators and independent appraisal companies to send estimate assignments to any collision repair facility or independent appraiser with an email address, regardless of that recipient’s estimating platform, software provider or network affiliation. The feature reaches repairers operating outside a carrier’s direct repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Direct Repair Programs, Estimating Systems, Solera

Solera Reports AI-Powered Estimating Cuts Cycle Times, Boosts Shop Revenue

December 12, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision repair facilities using Solera’s Qapter AI estimating platform are reporting faster estimate turnaround and improved financial performance, according to the company. The platform, powered by Solera’s Visual Intelligence and Repair Science, reduces estimate creation time from as much as several days to under 20 minutes, Solera said. A repair facility employee photographs the damaged […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Canada, CARSTAR Torcam Group, Estimating Systems, Solera

Gerber Collision & Glass to License Mitchell Cloud Estimating

October 2, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell and Gerber Collision & Glass, the U.S. based repair brand of Boyd Group Services, Inc. (TSE: BYD), today jointly announced that they have signed a multi-year enterprise licensing agreement. The agreement gives all current and future Gerber repair centers access to Mitchell Cloud Estimating with Integrated Repair Procedures and the company’s Paintless Dent Repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Boyd Group, Estimating Systems, Gerber, Mitchell

Interview: CCC’s Dan Risley Examines Trends in Scanning, Calibration and the Impact on Cycle Time

September 11, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Risley details CCC estimate and supplement data on diagnostic scanning and calibrations and new integration partnerships to help capture procedures earlier in repair process and improve documentation. The collision repair industry has reached a pivotal moment in diagnostic scanning adoption while facing new challenges with calibration identification in estimates that impact cycle times, according to […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Calibration, Cycle Time, Diagnostics, Estimating Systems, Interview, Supplements

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