Autonomous Vehicle Data Labeling

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Data labeling strategies for self-driving car datasets including LiDAR point clouds, camera images, radar, and multi-sensor fusion annotation.

Autonomous Vehicle Data Types

  • Camera Images - 2D object detection, lane detection, traffic sign recognition, semantic segmentation
  • LiDAR Point Clouds - 3D bounding boxes, point-wise semantic segmentation, object tracking
  • Radar Data - Object detection and velocity estimation
  • Sensor Fusion - Combined annotations projecting 3D labels onto 2D camera views

Autonomous Vehicle Labeling Challenges

  • Massive data volumes (terabytes of sensor data per day)
  • Complex temporal tracking across sequential frames
  • Long-tail distribution of rare but critical scenarios (edge cases)
  • Precise calibration between sensors for fusion
  • Safety-critical accuracy requirements for ADAS
Pro Tip: TigerLabel supports multi-sensor fusion annotation with synchronized LiDAR and camera views in a single interface.