This paper explores SNNs for automated driving, promising low-power efficiency.
problem Power consumption and cost in embedded processors for automated driving.
method Overview of SNNs and their potential for automated driving.
result SNNs show potential for automated driving applications with low power consumption.
Semantic segmentation was seen as a challenging computer vision problem few years ago. Due to recent advancements in deep learning, relatively accurate solutions are now possible for its use in automated driving. In this paper, the semantic segmentation problem is explored from the perspective of automated driving. Mos…
AuxNet uses auxiliary tasks to enhance semantic segmentation for automated driving.
problem Time-consuming and expensive semantic annotation for automated driving.
method Leveraging auxiliary tasks like depth estimation to improve semantic segmentation performance.
result 3% and 5% improvement in accuracy on SYNTHIA and KITTI datasets respectively.
Automated vehicles learn to predict upcoming maneuvers with high accuracy.
problem Making self-driving cars feel safer by anticipating future actions.
method Machine learning techniques applied to a large dataset of real-world driving.
result Automated vehicles can predict maneuvers up to 5 seconds in advance with high accuracy.
This paper improves transportation efficiency by teaching automated vehicles to cooperate.
problem Improving efficiency and safety of transportation systems with automated vehicles.
method Multi-agent graph reinforcement learning with attention mechanism.
result Automated vehicles can achieve better performance when learning to cooperate with each other.
Efficient decoder design improves semantic segmentation for real-time automated driving.
problem Efficient design of decoders for real-time semantic segmentation in automated driving.
method Design of a novel non-bottleneck layer and family of decoders using VGG10 as an efficient encoder.
result Improvement of 10% in performance compared to a baseline.
Unified model for automated driving tasks improves efficiency and accuracy.
problem Efficiently handle multiple visual perception tasks in automated driving systems.
method Joint multi-task network design sharing convolutional layers, multi-stream learning, auxiliary learning.
result Unified model outperforms single-task models in many cases.
Optical flow enhances semantic segmentation for automated driving.
problem Improving semantic segmentation for automated driving systems.
method Constructed four architectures using RGB, flow, RGBF, and two-stream RGB + flow.
result Two-stream architecture achieves best results with 4% IoU improvement.
Researchers develop PAIN to improve self-driving safety through adversarial training.
problem Overfitting and poor generalizability of neural networks in self-driving vehicles.
method PAIN combines adversarial training in CARLA simulation to generate edge cases.
result Trained self-driving vehicles are more resilient to environmental uncertainty and less prone to collisions.
HighD dataset captures naturalistic vehicle behavior on German highways for automated driving validation.
problem Current measurement methods fail to meet requirements for scenario-based validation of highly automated vehicles.
method Aerial perspective data collection fulfilling naturalistic behavior, quantity, and variety requirements.
result 16.5 hours of measurements from six locations, 110,000 vehicles, 45,000 km driven, 5600 lane changes.
This paper presents preliminary work on learning the search heuristic for the optimal motion planning for automated driving in urban traffic. Previous work considered search-based optimal motion planning framework (SBOMP) that utilized numerical or model-based heuristics that did not consider dynamic obstacles. Optimal…
Identifies open problems in quality assurance of safety-critical ML systems.
problem Quality assurance for safety-critical ML systems, especially in automated driving.
method Identified and classified open problems using automated-driving vehicles as an example.
result Open problems require interdisciplinary knowledge from various fields.
Automated scoring prioritizes risky driving behavior in telematic auto insurance policies.
problem Identifying risky driving behavior in telematic auto insurance policies using machine learning.
method Bayesian approach using MCMC to model propensity of policyholders to undertake trips resulting in positive classification.
result The approach improves efficiency of human resource allocation in identifying risky driving behavior.
Redundancy in AI perception systems doesn't guarantee independent error occurrences.
problem Lack of direct statistical evidence of super-human automated driving performance.
method Investigated the effectiveness of redundancy in neural networks for independent error occurrences.
result Errors in neural networks for computer vision tasks are correlated, not independent.
DFKI Cabin Simulator tests visual monitoring functions in vehicles.
problem Validating novel human-vehicle interfaces and driver assistance systems.
method Driving simulator with in-cabin mock-up and camera system.
result Validation of in-cabin monitoring functions for advanced driver assistance and automated driving.
Deep RL mimics human driving for collision avoidance in self-driving cars.
problem Developing human-like driving policies for autonomous vehicles in mixed traffic environments.
method Model-free, deep reinforcement learning approach using a combination of rule-based and expert-driven data.
result Demonstrated human-like driving policies through Gaussian process modeling of track position and speed distributions.
This research uses PointNets to detect 2D objects from radar data.
problem Detecting 2D objects from sparse radar data for automated driving.
method Adapting PointNets for radar data, performing 2D object classification and bounding box regression.
result Demonstrates the potential of PointNets for 2D object detection in radar data.
The paper proposes a method to create robust neural networks for automated driving.
problem Creating neural networks that can accurately predict road conditions and distances.
method The method introduces a non-standard loss function with tolerance to account for label variability and allows for deviations from labels.
result The proposed method results in a neural network that can robustly predict road conditions and distances, even with small label variations.
Automated vehicles need efficient testing, which this method addresses.
problem Current testing practices are insufficient for automated vehicles.
method Gaussian Process Classification to identify performance boundaries.
result It is feasible to test for challenging scenarios more efficiently.
Automated radar data labeling using GNSS improves efficiency without sacrificing accuracy.
problem Manual annotation of automotive radar data is time-consuming and error-prone.
method The article introduces an automated system using GNSS to acquire data labels.
result The proposed method provides clear advantages in time savings with minimal data distortion.
The success of automated driving deployment is highly depending on the ability to develop an efficient and safe driving policy. The problem is well formulated under the framework of optimal control as a cost optimization problem. Model based solutions using traditional planning are efficient, but require the knowledge …
Joint network for real-time object detection and semantic segmentation.
problem Real-time object detection and semantic segmentation for automated driving.
method Shared encoder for object detection and semantic segmentation, using YOLO v2 and FCN8 decoders.
result Joint network achieves the same accuracy as separate networks and 30 fps for 1280x384 resolution.
We postulates, and then show experimentally, that liquidity deficit is the driving force of the markets. In the first part of the paper a kinematic of liquidity deficit is developed. The calculus-like approach, which is based on Radon--Nikodym derivatives and their generalization, allows us to calculate important chara…
Deep RL agent improves lane changing in unpredictable traffic.
problem Uncertainty in other drivers' behaviors and safety vs agility trade-off.
method Developed a deep reinforcement learning agent in a simulated highway environment.
result Significantly better performance in noisy environments compared to heuristic methods.
Automated HPO design using Bayesian optimization and benchmarking.
problem Designing effective hyperparameter optimization algorithms is manual and lacks systematic understanding.
method Formalized space of HPO candidates, Bayesian optimization for search, ablation analysis.
result Simple configurations can perform well in HPO, especially with right parameters.
RL agent learns to smoothly change lanes in a dynamic driving environment.
problem Challenging lane change control with safety and comfort.
method Formulated continuous action for lane change in DDPG algorithm, defined reward function for learning.
result Successfully changed lanes with 100% success rate in diverse driving situations.
Paper proposes an intersection decision algorithm for autonomous vehicles.
problem Navigating intersections with non-automated vehicles.
method Combines reinforcement learning for high-level decisions and model predictive control for low-level planning.
result The proposed algorithm outperforms another controller in success rate and training episodes.
Artificial neural networks (NN) are instrumental in realizing highly-automated driving functionality. An overarching challenge is to identify best safety engineering practices for NN and other learning-enabled components. In particular, there is an urgent need for an adequate set of metrics for measuring all-important …
Automated testing improves deep learning model accuracy by 259.2%.
problem Ensuring robustness of deep learning models through automated testing.
method Jointly optimizing differential behaviors and neuron coverage; generating corner-cases; applying transformations and GANs.
result Deep learning model accuracy increased by 259.2% using automated generated corner cases.
FinanceHarness automates financial deep research with specialized tools and benchmarks.
problem Lack of specialized financial deep research for financial analysis.
method FinanceHarness uses a layered harness and FinanceGym for specialized research questions and validation.
result FinanceHarness improves rubric scores by 7.1% and achieves 82% pass rate with expert validation.
Feature Learning aims to extract relevant information contained in data sets in an automated fashion. It is driving force behind the current deep learning trend, a set of methods that have had widespread empirical success. What is lacking is a theoretical understanding of different feature learning schemes. This work p…
This paper explores formal verification for autonomous systems, identifying limitations and proposing improvements.
problem Ensuring safety of autonomous systems like self-driving cars and drones.
method Formal verification techniques based on formal methods, analyzing three assumptions and their limitations.
result Preliminary work to improve the strength of evidence provided by formal verification.
Deep learning powers automotive innovations like self-driving cars.
problem Improving vehicle safety and functionality.
method Deployment of deep learning models in ADAS systems.
result Deep learning enhances performance and functionality of ADAS solutions.
Study improves vehicle motion prediction by incorporating traffic density.
problem Lack of contextual knowledge in predicting driving behavior.
method Categorize and define external conditions, evaluate motion prediction approach.
result Traffic density significantly improves motion prediction accuracy.
Proposes MSFCN and RFCN for video semantic segmentation improving accuracy by 9-15%.
problem Lack of temporal information in semantic segmentation algorithms for videos.
method Integrates motion cues and temporal consistency using recurrent and multi-stream FCN architectures.
result MSFCN-3 achieves significant accuracy improvements in various datasets.
Paper proposes a statistical approach for predicting lane changes in highway scenarios.
problem Early recognition of lane changes for automated driving.
method Prototype trajectories generated from real data using Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering. Maneuver prediction via Boosted Decision Trees and mixture model.
result Improved performance for lane change and trajectory prediction compared to a reference approach.
Automates feature extraction for IMU-based activity recognition.
problem Manual feature engineering is time-consuming and limits IMU-based applications.
method FRESH algorithm for automated feature extraction.
result Workflow automates feature extraction from synchronized IMU sensors.
FinTech uses data science and AI to transform finance.
problem Transforming finance with data science and AI.
method DSAI techniques including complex system methods, quantitative methods, etc.
result DSAI enables smart FinTech for various financial sectors.
Optimal fees protect passive LPs in AMMs under varying market conditions.
problem Adverse selection losses in AMMs are not offset by static trading fees.
method Dynamic reduced-form model with parallel AMM and CEX, large-scale simulations, real market data analysis.
result Optimal AMM fees are stable under normal conditions but high in volatile periods to protect LPs.
Study on predictable forward processes in trading without frequent evaluations.
problem Trading performance evaluation times not matching trading times.
method Solving a linear functional equation to construct predictable forward processes.
result Predictable forward processes are inherently myopic and optimal strategies do not use future information.
Paper explores AIaaS on SDI, offering services in smart sectors.
problem Complexity of infrastructures driving AIaaS.
method Proposes architectural scheme based on SDIs with AI-aaS applications.
result Experimental results for three AI-aaS applications.
Satyam simplifies groundtruth collection for machine vision tasks.
problem Difficulty in collecting accurate groundtruth for machine vision systems.
method Crowdsourcing through Amazon Mechanical Turk, automation of task creation and quality control.
result Groundtruth collected by Satyam is comparable to that of trained experts and provides equivalent ML performance.
SALR improves deep learning generalization by dynamically adjusting learning rates.
problem Improving generalization in deep learning models.
method Sharpness-aware learning rate scheduling based on local loss function sharpness.
result SALR drives solutions to flatter regions, improving generalization and convergence.
New framework assesses LLM security risks in BFSI.
problem Lack of domain-specific security evaluation for LLMs in BFSI.
method Risk-aware evaluation framework combining taxonomy, automated red-teaming, and ensemble judging.
result Higher decoding stochasticity and adaptive interaction lead to more severe disclosures.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is intrinsically data-driven. It calls for the application of statistical concepts through human-machine collaboration during generation of data, development of algorithms, and evaluation of results. This paper discusses how such human-machine collaboration can be approached through the sta…
Study finds average 2.02 bps loss in automated market maker routing.
problem Measuring sub-optimality in automated market maker routing.
method Three reproducible optimal benchmarks: SCO, FVO, G-FVO; bisection-based algorithm for optimal routing.
result Average 2.02 bps loss per trade, \$24 million total loss.
Two autoencoding models learn latent traffic scene representations.
problem Learning latent representations of traffic scenarios.
method CNN and RNN models for spatio-temporal and temporal data, incorporating permutation invariance.
result Latent scenario embeddings can be used for clustering and similarity retrieval.
Gray-box attack improves on white-box methods for trading agents.
problem Robustness of Deep RL trading agents against adversarial attacks.
method Hybrid Deep Neural Network policy for gray-box adversarial attack.
result Adversary can reduce trading agent's reward by 214.17%.