Estimation of Kinematic Motion from Dashcam Footage

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01104v1
• Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:07:40 GMT
• Title: Estimation of Kinematic Motion from Dashcam Footage
• Authors: Evelyn Zhang, Alex Richardson, Jonathan Sprinkle,
• Abstract summary: The goal of this paper is to explore the accuracy of dashcam footage to predict the actual kinematic motion of a car-like vehicle.<n>Our approach uses ground truth information from the vehicle's on-board data stream, through the controller area network, and a time-synchronized dashboard camera.<n>The contributions of the paper include neural network models that allow us to quantify the accuracy of predicting the vehicle speed and yaw.
• Score: 1.4746066968869487
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The goal of this paper is to explore the accuracy of dashcam footage to predict the actual kinematic motion of a car-like vehicle. Our approach uses ground truth information from the vehicle's on-board data stream, through the controller area network, and a time-synchronized dashboard camera, mounted to a consumer-grade vehicle, for 18 hours of footage and driving. The contributions of the paper include neural network models that allow us to quantify the accuracy of predicting the vehicle speed and yaw, as well as the presence of a lead vehicle, and its relative distance and speed. In addition, the paper describes how other researchers can gather their own data to perform similar experiments, using open-source tools and off-the-shelf technology.

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