Waabi to Host Full-Day Self-Driving Tutorial at CVPR 2026
Waabi Innovation Inc. will present a comprehensive tutorial on autonomous driving at CVPR 2026 in Denver.
- 2026
- 2024
What Happened
The full-day tutorial at CVPR 2026 on June 4 will feature nine sessions covering hardware, mapping, perception, motion forecasting, planning, simulation, behavior modeling, and world models. Presenters include Andrei Bârsan, Thomas Li, Thomas Gilles, Kelvin Wong, Siva Manivasagam, and Sean Segal.
Since the previous tutorial in 2024, the materials have been updated to include new research topics such as world models, object memory, long-tail perception/simulation, and the use of foundation models in automatic labeling.
Why this matters
The tutorial covers the latest advancements in self-driving technology, including world models and foundation models, aiming to educate on scalable, safe, and affordable autonomous solutions.
Terms in This Story
- HD maps
- High-definition maps that provide precise road information for autonomous vehicles.
- LiDAR
- Light Detection and Ranging, a sensor that uses laser pulses to measure distances and create 3D maps of the environment.
- World models
- Generative AI models that simulate environments for autonomous systems training and testing.
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