The role of computer vision in autonomous vehicles

Recent advances in computer vision have revolutionized many areas of research including robotics, automation, and self-driving vehicles. The self-driving car industry has grown markedly in recent years, in no small part enabled by use of state-of-the-art computer vision techniques. However, there remain many challenges in the field. One of the most difficult problems in autonomous driving is perception. Once autonomous vehicles have an accurate perception of the world around them, planning and control become easier.