arXiv Computer Vision

LR-V2X: Loss-Resilient Collaborative Perception under Low-Bandwidth Communication

LR‑V2X is a loss‑resilient collaborative perception framework for vehicular networks that reconstructs missing bird‑view (BEV) features from corrupted latent representations, even under severe packet loss. It converts corrupted latents into a spatial prior and uses ego‑vehicle context to recover BEV information, requiring only training under full‑communication conditions. Experiments on DAIR‑V2X and V2XREAL demonstrate that LR‑V2X maintains robust collaboration while reducing communication overhead by 64× compared to dense BEV fusion methods.

arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 25

Dense Coverage, Sparse Refinement: Byte-Constrained Cooperative Perception

The paper introduces a byte‑constrained cooperative perception framework that balances dense coverage with sparse refinement. Each vehicle sends a highly compressed coarse Bird’s‑Eye‑View (BEV) layer covering the entire map and uses the remaining bandwidth to transmit high‑resolution patches selected by a Task‑Aware Benefit Selector. Experiments on DAIR‑V2X and OPV2V demonstrate that this coverage‑refinement strategy achieves superior accuracy‑payload trade‑offs, reaching 0.60 AP@0.7 with only 1.87 KB per non‑ego agent.

By Melih Yazgan, Timon M\"uller, J. Marius Z\"ollner
arXiv AI
Aug 19

HMS-SCP: Task-Oriented Multi-Scale Semantic Communication for V2X Cooperative Perception

The paper introduces HMS‑SCP, a hierarchical multi‑scale semantic‑aware cooperative perception framework for V2X communication. It uses a spatial importance predictor to select task‑relevant grid elements at multiple scales and maps them directly into complex‑valued symbols for joint source‑channel coding, achieving ultra‑low symbol rates and noise resilience. Experiments on OPV2V and DAIR‑V2X show that HMS‑SCP maintains high‑confidence far‑field detection with sub‑16 ms latency even under severe Rayleigh fading and extreme compression.

By Chun-Yeow Yeoh, Chee Keong Tan, Joanne Mun-Yee Lim, Heng-Siong Lim
arXiv AI
Sep 30

Encoder-Sharing Hierarchical Federated Multi-Task Learning for VANETs

The paper introduces Encoder‑Sharing Hierarchical Multi‑Task Federated Learning (EN‑HMTFL) for vehicular ad hoc networks, combining cluster‑based hierarchical federated learning with a globally shared encoder and vehicle‑local decoders. This design allows vehicles performing different perception tasks to collaboratively learn a transferable feature representation while keeping raw data and task‑specific decoders local. Experiments on MNIST and GTSRB datasets show that EN‑HMTFL can improve accuracy by up to 24.0% and reduce communication rounds by up to 69 (28.8%) compared to a representation‑sharing benchmark.

By M. Saeid HaghighiFard, Sinem Coleri