arXiv AI By Jiaping Wang, Shaobo Li, Zhen Wang

Cross-View Sequential Visual Localization with Spatio-Temporal Context Modeling for Autonomous Driving

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arXiv:2608. 10660v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Continuous and reliable localization is essential for autonomous driving.

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