Post by NEC Laboratories America, Inc.

The AUTOPILOT Workshop at #CVPR2026 brought together some of the brightest minds in autonomous driving for a full-day event in Denver. Now in its third edition, it proved once again why it has become one of the most anticipated gatherings in the #computervision community. Attendees were treated to four outstanding keynotes from top industry leaders, including José M. Álvarez of NVIDIA, Bat El Shlomo Eyal of Zoox, and Matthew Brown of Wayve. NEC Labs America shone brightly, with Manmohan Chandraker delivering a standout keynote and Ali K. AlShami serving as a lead organizer, helping bring the entire event to life. The technical program was equally impressive, with seven archival papers published in the official CVPR 2026 proceedings and 21 additional non-archival papers covering everything from vision-language models to real-time collision anticipation. Kaggle competition winners from institutions across three continents took the stage to share their approaches, making for some of the most engaging presentations of the day. From open-world hazard detection to on-vehicle deployment of foundation models, AUTOPILOT 2026 tackled the hardest problems in #autonomousdriving with rigor and creativity. A landmark moment for the field, and thanks to everyone who attended and presented. See you next year for our 4th edition! Check out our event photos! https://lnkd.in/ehV8GiBp