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Case Study

Monday, September 29

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Live in Berlin

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This session explores the use of vision-language models (VLMs) to extract data relevant to operational design domains (ODDs) for urban automated driving. It covers insights on VLM performance against diverse ODD requirements, highlights the value of large-scale camera data from vehicle fleets, and introduces new datasets scheduled for release in 2025. Attendees will gain a comparative view of different VLM approaches and understand the benefits of fine-tuning. The presentation underscores how VLMs can support testing, approval, and operation workflows for autonomous vehicles by aligning data processing with complex, real-world ODD scenarios.

In this presentation, you will learn:

  • How VLMs perform across diverse urban ODD data requirements
  • Why fleet camera data is critical for AV lifecycle processes
  • Which VLM techniques and tuning approaches deliver optimal results
Presentation

Speaker

Christopher Plachetka

Research Scientist, Volkswagen Group

Dr. Christopher Plachetka is a researcher for computer vision methods with a focus on deep learning

Company

Volkswagen Group

The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group is made up of ten brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge, ŠKODA, SEAT, CUPRA, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche and Ducati. Our group sells vehicles in 153 countries and operates 114 production plants worldwide. Each working day, around 675,000 employees worldwide produce cars, are involved in vehicle-related services or work in the other fields of business. Our goal is to make mobility sustainable for us and for future generations. Our promise: With electric drive, digital networking and autonomous driving, we make the automobile clean, quiet, intelligent and safe. At the same time, our core product becomes even more emotional and offers a completely new driving experience. It is also becoming part of the solution when it comes to climate and environmental protection. In this way, the car can continue to be a cornerstone of contemporary, individual and affordable mobility in the future. #Shapingmobility

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