🛞 Tire Tread Depth Estimator

Upload a clear, close-up photo of a tire's tread (grooves facing the camera). The model estimates remaining tread depth in 32nds of an inch using an EfficientNet-B0 5-fold cross-validated ensemble trained on 730 labelled tires. Read the tips below for an accurate reading.

📸 Good vs. bad photos

✅ Good — tread facing the camera, filling the frame.

❌ Bad — angled / sidewall view; the tread isn't facing the camera.

📸 Tips for an accurate reading

The model learned from close-ups of a tire's tread facing the camera, so the closer your photo matches that, the more accurate the estimate.

Do

  • ✅ Get close so the tread fills most of the frame.
  • ✅ Shoot straight on — lens square to the tread, not at a steep angle.
  • ✅ Use even lighting (daylight is great); avoid deep shadow and glare.
  • ✅ Brush off big stones / chunks of mud if it's easy.

Avoid

  • ❌ The sidewall (the flat lettered side) — the model needs the tread.
  • ❌ Far-away shots where the tire is small in the frame.
  • ❌ Blurry or heavily angled photos.

⚠️ A note on accuracy

Best results come from a tire off the car (or a low, straight-on shot of the tread). If the wheel is still on the car, you can still get a usable reading by crouching and shooting the tread head-on — but expect lower accuracy than a clean tread close-up. This is an AI estimate for reference only, not a legal safety inspection — for a definitive reading use a tread-depth gauge or see a pro.