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SAM enhances autonomous driving datasets with pixel-level annotations

Researchers have developed a new pipeline using the Segment Anything Model (SAM) to generate dense, pixel-level annotations for autonomous driving datasets that previously only had bounding boxes. This SAM-based approach has been applied to the Zenseact Open Dataset (ZOD), producing over 100,000 annotated frames, with a curated subset of 2,300 frames showing a 36% acceptance rate. Evaluations on transformer-based CLFT and CNN-based DeepLabV3+ architectures achieved up to 48.1% mIoU, with specialized models showing promise for rare classes. The pipeline was further validated on the Iseauto platform, reaching 77.5% mIoU, and demonstrated effective cross-sensor transfer learning. AI

IMPACT Enhances the quality and utility of datasets for autonomous driving research, potentially accelerating development of more robust perception systems.

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Toomas Tahves, Mauro Bellone, Junyi Gu, Raivo Sell ·

    SAM-Enhanced Segmentation on Road Datasets: Balancing Critical Classes in Autonomous Driving

    arXiv:2605.28136v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Dense semantic segmentation is essential for autonomous driving, yet many multi-modal datasets lack pixel-level annotations. The Zenseact Open Dataset (ZOD) provides rich multi-sensor data but only bounding-box labels, limiting its …

  2. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Raivo Sell ·

    SAM-Enhanced Segmentation on Road Datasets: Balancing Critical Classes in Autonomous Driving

    Dense semantic segmentation is essential for autonomous driving, yet many multi-modal datasets lack pixel-level annotations. The Zenseact Open Dataset (ZOD) provides rich multi-sensor data but only bounding-box labels, limiting its use for segmentation research. Our primary contr…

  3. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · J\"org Gamerdinger, Sven Teufel, Oliver Bringmann ·

    Datasets for Lane Detection in Autonomous Driving: A Comprehensive Review

    arXiv:2504.08540v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Accurate lane detection is essential for automated driving, enabling safe and reliable vehicle navigation across a variety of road scenarios. Numerous datasets have been introduced to support the development and evaluation of la…

  4. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Tiancheng Wang, Zhaolu Ding, Richeng Xu, Tianhui Zheng, Hui Liu, Hanyu Xuan, Zhiliang Wu, Guanghui Yue ·

    GFSR: Geometric Fidelity and Spatial Refinement for Reliable Lane Detection

    arXiv:2605.23327v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Lane detection stands as a crucial perception task in autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems. However, existing methods still degrade in complex real scenarios due to two major limitations. First, classification c…

  5. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Guanghui Yue ·

    GFSR: Geometric Fidelity and Spatial Refinement for Reliable Lane Detection

    Lane detection stands as a crucial perception task in autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems. However, existing methods still degrade in complex real scenarios due to two major limitations. First, classification confidence only characterizes the categorical exi…