DUBUQUE, Iowa — E-Solution Professionals Pty Ltd. (ESP) has developed technology it claims will allow consumers to calculate tire tread depth by using the camera on a smartphone. ESP, an Australian ...

To check tyre tread properly, use the 20p coin test (or a penny if you're in the US): insert the coin into the main tread groove; if the outer band is visible, the tread is below the 1.6mm legal limit ...

AKRON — Is the "penny check" about to go the way of the buggy whip? Based on a bevy of automated and digital tread-depth measuring devices and technologies launched recently that might be more than a ...

Tyrata, a tire sensor and data management company, recently expanded its IntelliTread tire tread wear sensor platform to include a low-profile drive-over system. The IntelliTread Drive-Over-System ...

TAC-Scan detects tread problems, is useful in monitoring tread condition and to trend tread wear; it identifies critical out of spec tires, and recommends suspension alignment improvements.TAC-Scan ...

Too many people ignore their tires. Most enthusiasts know that they are more than just pieces of rubber and are actually one of the most important factors in the ability to control a vehicle. Still, ...

Drivers caught with tyres beneath the legal limit of 1.6mm face a fine of up to £2,500 and up to 12 penalty points - enough ...

Traditional advice says that when your tire tread is worn down to where the groove measures just 2/32 of an inch (and that’s the tire tread depth law in some states) or when the tread wear indicator ...