Research map / Detection and segmentation
3D detection and driving: research map
458 accepted papers on 3D detection and driving in Detection and segmentation, from ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, CVPR and AAAI (2016–2026), grouped into 2 clusters and 7 approaches. The busiest year so far is 2026.
Within Detection and segmentation, its share held steady from 12.6% in 2023–24 to 12.6% in 2025–26 (158 → 152 papers at ICML, NeurIPS, CVPR and AAAI, the venues with data for all four years).
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Approaches and key papers
3d object · monocular · kitti · 278 papers
Approaches in this cluster:
- Unified LiDAR 3D detection (107 papers)
Detect 3D objects from point clouds with grouping, graphs, and domain adaptation. - Depth-based and label-free 3D detection (58 papers)
Detect 3D objects using pseudo-LiDAR depth, stereo, and label-free mobile object discovery. - 3D objectness and scene segmentation (57 papers)
Learn open-world 3D objectness and instance segmentation with self-supervised and contrastive methods. - Monocular 3D object detection (56 papers)
Improve single-image 3D detection with auxiliary contexts, distillation, and depth-aware losses.
Most cited and most cited since 2024:
- Center-Based 3D Object Detection and Tracking (CVPR 2021 · 2,039 citations)
- 3D Bounding Box Estimation Using Deep Learning and Geometry (CVPR 2017 · 1,208 citations)
- SAFDNet: A Simple and Effective Network for Fully Sparse 3D Object Detection (CVPR 2024 · 78 citations)
- Far3D: Expanding the Horizon for Surround-View 3D Object Detection (AAAI 2024 · 73 citations)
bev · autonomous · radar · 180 papers
Approaches in this cluster:
- LiDAR perception for driving (75 papers)
Build efficient LiDAR detectors, anomaly datasets, and generative models for driving perception. - Multi-camera BEV detection (69 papers)
Detect 3D objects from multiple cameras with BEV representations and cross-view attention. - Camera-radar fusion detection (36 papers)
Fuse radar with camera or LiDAR for robust 3D vehicle detection.
Most cited and most cited since 2024:
- nuScenes: A Multimodal Dataset for Autonomous Driving (CVPR 2020 · 6,931 citations)
- TransFusion: Robust LiDAR-Camera Fusion for 3D Object Detection With Transformers (CVPR 2022 · 939 citations)
- RCBEVDet: Radar-camera Fusion in Bird's Eye View for 3D Object Detection (CVPR 2024 · 133 citations)
- IS-Fusion: Instance-Scene Collaborative Fusion for Multimodal 3D Object Detection (CVPR 2024 · 118 citations)
Related topics in Detection and segmentation
- Tracking (311)
- Open-set and few-shot detection (1,888)
- CNN features (1,734)
- Weakly supervised detection and segmentation (436)
