aUToLights: A Robust Multi-Camera Traffic Light Detection and Tracking System

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.08673v2
• Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2023 18:32:25 GMT
• Title: aUToLights: A Robust Multi-Camera Traffic Light Detection and Tracking System
• Authors: Sean Wu and Nicole Amenta and Jiachen Zhou and Sandro Papais and Jonathan Kelly
• Abstract summary: We describe our recently-redesigned traffic light perception system for autonomous vehicles like the University of Toronto's self-driving car, Artemis. We deploy the YOLOv5 detector for bounding box regression and traffic light classification across multiple cameras and fuse the observations. Our results show superior performance in challenging real-world scenarios compared to single-frame, single-camera object detection.
• Score: 6.191246748708665
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Following four successful years in the SAE AutoDrive Challenge Series I, the University of Toronto is participating in the Series II competition to develop a Level 4 autonomous passenger vehicle capable of handling various urban driving scenarios by 2025. Accurate detection of traffic lights and correct identification of their states is essential for safe autonomous operation in cities. Herein, we describe our recently-redesigned traffic light perception system for autonomous vehicles like the University of Toronto's self-driving car, Artemis. Similar to most traffic light perception systems, we rely primarily on camera-based object detectors. We deploy the YOLOv5 detector for bounding box regression and traffic light classification across multiple cameras and fuse the observations. To improve robustness, we incorporate priors from high-definition semantic maps and perform state filtering using hidden Markov models. We demonstrate a multi-camera, real time-capable traffic light perception pipeline that handles complex situations including multiple visible intersections, traffic light variations, temporary occlusion, and flashing light states. To validate our system, we collected and annotated a varied dataset incorporating flashing states and a range of occlusion types. Our results show superior performance in challenging real-world scenarios compared to single-frame, single-camera object detection.

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