MS-Occ: Multi-Stage LiDAR-Camera Fusion for 3D Semantic Occupancy Prediction

The paper titled 'FQ-PETR: Fully Quantized Position Embedding Transformation for Multi-View 3D Object Detection' addresses the challenges of deploying PETR models in autonomous driving due to their high computational costs and memory requirements. It introduces FQ-PETR, a fully quantized framework that aims to enhance performance while maintaining accuracy. The proposed innovations include a Quantization-Friendly LiDAR-ray Position Embedding and improvements in quantizing non-linear operators, which are critical for effective multi-view 3D detection.

The article discusses a novel adaptive LiDAR scanning framework that enhances 3D object detection by utilizing temporal cues from past observations. Traditional LiDAR sensors often perform redundant scans, leading to inefficiencies in data acquisition and power consumption. The proposed method employs a lightweight predictor network to identify regions of interest, significantly reducing unnecessary data collection and improving overall efficiency.

The paper titled 'FQ-PETR: Fully Quantized Position Embedding Transformation for Multi-View 3D Object Detection' addresses the challenges of deploying PETR models in autonomous driving due to their high computational costs and memory requirements. It introduces FQ-PETR, a fully quantized framework that aims to enhance efficiency without sacrificing accuracy. Key innovations include a Quantization-Friendly LiDAR-ray Position Embedding and techniques to mitigate accuracy degradation typically associated with quantization methods.

The article discusses advancements in autonomous driving systems that utilize 3D object detection through RGB cameras, which are more cost-effective than LiDAR. Despite their promising detection accuracy, these systems are vulnerable to adversarial attacks. The study introduces AdvRoad, a method to create realistic road-style adversarial posters that can deceive detection systems without being easily noticed. This approach aims to enhance the safety and reliability of autonomous driving technologies.

The CATS-V2V dataset introduces a pioneering real-world collection for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) cooperative perception, aimed at enhancing autonomous driving in complex adverse traffic scenarios. Collected using two time-synchronized vehicles, the dataset encompasses 100 clips featuring 60,000 frames of LiDAR point clouds and 1.26 million multi-view camera images across various weather and lighting conditions. This dataset is expected to significantly benefit the autonomous driving community by providing high-quality data for improved perception capabilities.