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New diffusion-based attack targets LiDAR segmentation in autonomous driving

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Researchers have developed a novel diffusion-based adversarial attack specifically targeting 2D range-image segmentation models used in autonomous driving. This method, detailed in a new arXiv paper, generates adversarial examples that are visually realistic and remain close to the natural data distribution while causing structured errors in segmentation. The attack offers adjustable degradation and has demonstrated effectiveness across different segmentation architectures, outperforming existing bounded attack methods like FGSM and SegPGD. AI

IMPACT This research highlights potential vulnerabilities in autonomous driving perception systems, necessitating further work on robust defense mechanisms.

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New diffusion-based attack targets LiDAR segmentation in autonomous driving

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Stavros Bouras, Antonios Makris, Alexandros Gkillas, Aris S. Lalos, Konstantinos Tserpes ·

    Adversarially Guided Diffusion for LiDAR Range Image Synthesis

    arXiv:2607.09787v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: LiDAR semantic segmentation is a key perception task in autonomous driving, where false predictions can affect downstream planning and safety-critical decision-making. Although adversarial attacks, and specifically adversarial exa…

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