Chinese researchers just won a top AI award. Will their algorithm be driving your next car?
- In tests, an autonomous driving technology based on a large-scale AI model outperformed similar systems, like Tesla’s Full Self-Driving
- The research could steer the tech for self-driving vehicles in an entirely new direction, expert says
Not long ago, the idea of vehicles that could drive themselves seemed like a dreamy, futuristic vision of transport. Then suddenly, vehicles with assisted driving were on the road. But the race to make fully self-driving vehicles, powered by autonomous driving systems, truly workable – and trustworthy – is far from the finish line.
Their work, which could point to an entirely new direction for the industry, recently won a best paper award at a top academic conference.
According to some experts, the technology has the potential to significantly outperform systems currently being tested in vehicles, including Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD).
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Baidu wins permits to offer fully driverless robotaxi service in Beijing
At the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) held by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Vancouver on June 21, a joint project by researchers from the Shanghai AI Lab, Wuhan University and SenseTime was awarded the event’s prize for best paper.