Incremental learning-based real-time trajectory prediction for autonomous driving

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Introduction

  • Overview of spatial-temporal challenges in autonomous driving.
  • Importance of accurate and real-time trajectory prediction for surrounding vehicles.

Objectives

  • Design an efficient, accurate, and interpretable unimodal trajectory prediction approach.

Methodology

Utilization of Sparse Gaussian Process Regression (SGPR)

  • Benefits of SGPR
    • Scalability to large datasets
    • Computational efficiency

Translation and Rotation Transformation Strategy

  • Simplification of prediction problems
  • Increased robustness of the prediction module

Instant Evaluation Algorithm

  • Performance assessment of predictions
  • Maintenance of a streaming dataset for incremental learning

Experimental Evaluation

  • Comparison with existing methods
  • Metrics
    • Prediction accuracy
    • Inference time

Results & Discussion

  • Superiority in prediction accuracy and computational efficiency
  • Adaptability to dynamic environments through incremental learning

Conclusion

  • Potential of the proposed SGPR-based approach with rotation equivalence in enhancing safety and efficiency in autonomous driving systems.
  • Future directions and possible improvements.