Urban Informatics - Call for papers: HD Maps for Autonomous Vehicles

The following special issue in Urban Informatics is open for submissions. The submission deadline is Jan 31, 2024.

Call for papers:  HD Maps for Autonomous Vehicles

Lead guest editor

Prof. Wei Huang, Tongji University, China; Email: wei_huang@tongji.edu.cn (this opens in a new tab)

Guest editor

Prof. Shen Ying, Wuhan University, China;  Email: shy@whu.edu.cn (this opens in a new tab)

Aim & Scope:

High-definition maps digitize real-world objects in a high-resolution manner in terms of space and time, which can provide autonomous vehicles (AVs) useful information of their surroundings for navigation. With the HD maps, AVs can acquire the prior knowledge ranging from road environment to traffic events, which can be beneficial for machines’ self-driving capabilities on, especially, local roads. However, challenges, such as standardized data modeling, efficient data updating technologies, HD map data interaction methods, etc., remain in the effectiveness of applying HD maps for full self-drivings. This special issue focuses on new technologies, tools and models on the development of HD maps for self-driving cars.

Possible topics:

1.Advanced modeling technologies for HD maps
2.Crowdsourcing based methods for HD map updating
3.Information interaction of HD map data
4.New standards for HD map models and data interactions
5.Data security issues for HD map update and employment
6.AI for HD maps
7.New hardware for HD map data acquisition
8.Applications of HD maps

Articles will undergo all of the journal's standard peer review and editorial processes outlined in its submission guidelines. (this opens in a new tab)