Western commercial environment · Automotive & Transport
Auto Service Center & Tire Shop Egocentric Data Collection
First-person video of real auto service center & tire shop work in Western commercial settings, recorded to one written spec, consented, anonymized and QA-checked before it ships.
- Sector
- Automotive & Transport
- Tasks listed
- 23
- Status
- 12 active collection, 11 ready to deploy
- Capture
- Phone (head-mounted) / multiview rig
Environment
What does the auto service center & tire shop environment cover?
Typical settings: Car garage, dealership service bay, oil change, tire rotation, brake work, vehicle diagnostics. Each recording shows the worker's hands, tools and the objects they handle from their own point of view, in the layouts and with the equipment used in Western automotive & transport work.
The environment sits in the Automotive & Transport sector of the commercial catalog. A spec can take the listed tasks as-is, narrow them, or add tasks the list does not name.
Tasks
Which auto service center & tire shop tasks can be captured?
Every task in the catalog for this environment, with its skill level and current status.
| Task | What is recorded | Skill | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Service & Maintenance | Diagnosing and servicing vehicles including fluid, brake and mechanical work. | Hard | Active collection |
| Dismount and mount tires using a tire changer and bead lubricant | Break the bead, dismount the tire on the machine, lubricate the bead and mount the new tire. | Medium | Active collection |
| Dismount, mount, and balance tires using a tire machine and a wheel balancer. | Automotive repair shop with tire service equipment and dedicated service bays. | Medium | Active collection |
| Drain and replace engine oil using a drain pan and filter wrench | Drain oil into the pan, swap the filter with a filter wrench and refill to level. | Medium | Active collection |
| Drain, replace, and refill engine oil and oil filter using a wrench, drain pan, and funnel. | Automotive repair shop with vehicle lifts, tool chests, and dedicated service bays. | Medium | Active collection |
| Inspect, remove, and install air and cabin filters using a screwdriver and a shop rag. | Automotive repair shop with vehicle lifts, tool chests, and dedicated service bays. | Easy | Active collection |
| Remove and replace brake pads using a jack, lug wrench, and C-clamp | Jack the car, remove the wheel, compress the caliper and replace the brake pads. | Hard | Active collection |
| Remove, replace, and torque brake pads and rotors using a socket set and a torque wrench. | Automotive repair shop with vehicle lifts, tool chests, and dedicated service bays. | Hard | Active collection |
| Test and replace a car battery using a multimeter and socket set | Read voltage with a multimeter, unbolt the old battery, fit the new one and tighten terminals. | Medium | Active collection |
| Test, remove, and replace car batteries and terminals using a wrench and a multimeter. | Automotive repair shop with vehicle lifts, tool chests, and dedicated service bays. | Medium | Active collection |
| Vehicle diagnostics | Connect the scan tool, read fault codes, inspect components and identify the fault. | Hard | Active collection |
| Wash and dry vehicle exteriors using a foam cannon and microfiber towels | Foam the vehicle, wash and rinse the body and dry it with microfiber towels. | Easy | Active collection |
| Battery Test & Replacement | Test the battery with a multimeter, disconnect and swap it and clean the terminals. | Medium | Ready to deploy |
| Brake Pad & Rotor Service | Lift the car, remove the wheel and caliper, fit new pads and rotor and torque the bolts. | Hard | Ready to deploy |
| Filter & Component Replacement | Remove and replace air, cabin and oil filters and worn components with hand tools. | Medium | Ready to deploy |
| Hand Drying & Buffing | Dry the washed vehicle with towels and buff paintwork by hand to a finish. | Easy | Ready to deploy |
| Interior Vacuuming | Vacuum seats, carpets and mats and clear debris from the cabin. | Easy | Ready to deploy |
| Oil & Fluid Change | Drain engine oil, replace the filter, refill oil and top up coolant and other fluids. | Medium | Ready to deploy |
| Pre-Soak & Wash | Pre-soak the vehicle, wash the body with mitts and brushes and rinse it down. | Easy | Ready to deploy |
| Tire Dismount & Mount | Remove the wheel, dismount the tire on the machine and mount and seat a new one. | Medium | Ready to deploy |
| Tire Rotation & Pressure Check | Swap wheels between positions, check tire pressure with a gauge and adjust to spec. | Medium | Ready to deploy |
| Wheel & Tire Dressing | Clean wheels and tires and apply dressing to the rubber and wheel faces. | Easy | Ready to deploy |
| Wheel Balancing | Mount the wheel on the balancer, spin it, read the result and fit weights to the rim. | Medium | Ready to deploy |
Capture setup
How is auto service center & tire shop work captured?
| Setup | How it works | Tasks |
|---|---|---|
| Phone (head-mounted) / multiview rig | A head-mounted phone records the first-person view of real work on site; a multiview rig adds synchronized third-person angles when the spec asks for them. | 23 |
On the rig tier, every stream is aligned to a shared clock and checked at the sync gate before an hour is billed. See capture for the hardware.
Status
What does each status mean?
| Status | Meaning | Tasks here |
|---|---|---|
| Active collection | Recording in this environment is running now, so a spec can join an existing capture stream. | 12 |
| Ready to deploy | Contributors and site access are set up; capture starts once a spec is signed. | 11 |
| Available on request | Scoped and recruited to spec when a buyer asks for it. | 0 |
Western markets
Which Western markets are recruited for auto service center & tire shop capture?
Contributors are recruited to spec in Western program markets, so the footage reflects how this work is done in North American and European businesses. Country pages list the legal basis and status for each market.
Delivery
How is the data delivered?
Footage is delivered in RLDS, LeRobot, WebDataset, HDF5, zarr and Rerun .rrd, mapped to the canonical episode schema, under a buyer-owned commercial licence. See delivery formats, sample data outputs and how to scope a custom collection.
FAQ
Auto Service Center & Tire Shop egocentric data, answered.
- What auto service center & tire shop tasks can Firsthand capture?
- 23 listed tasks, including automotive service & maintenance, dismount and mount tires using a tire changer and bead lubricant, dismount, mount, and balance tires using a tire machine and a wheel balancer., drain and replace engine oil using a drain pan and filter wrench. Tasks outside the list can be added to a spec.
- What does "Western" mean for this environment?
- The settings, equipment, packaging and signage found in North American and European auto service center & tire shop work, recruited in program markets such as United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany.
- How fast can collection start?
- A median of 48 hours from signed spec to first validated batch where coverage is deep. Tasks marked available on request are recruited first, and the timeline is quoted against the spec before capture begins.
- Is the footage consented and anonymized?
- Yes. Releases are collected before capture, and faces, licence plates and screens are detected and blurred, with a human review step, before footage is delivered.
- Who owns the data?
- Delivery is under a buyer-owned commercial licence. Pricing is quoted per engagement and billed per validated hour, meaning footage that passed sync and QA against your spec.
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