Autonomous driving progress relies on large-scale annotated datasets. In this work, we explore the potential of generative models to produce vast quantities of freely-labeled data for autonomous driving applications and present SubjectDrive, the first model proven to scale generative data production in a way that could continuously improve autonomous driving applications. We investigate the impact of scaling up the quantity of generative data on the performance of downstream perception models and find that enhancing data diversity plays a crucial role in effectively scaling generative data production. Therefore, we have developed a novel model equipped with a subject control mechanism, which allows the generative model to leverage diverse external data sources for producing varied and useful data. Extensive evaluations confirm SubjectDrive's efficacy in generating scalable autonomous driving training data, marking a significant step toward revolutionizing data production methods in this field.
@article{arxiv.2403.19438,
title = {SubjectDrive: Scaling Generative Data in Autonomous Driving via Subject Control},
author = {Binyuan Huang and Yuqing Wen and Yucheng Zhao and Yaosi Hu and Yingfei Liu and Fan Jia and Weixin Mao and Tiancai Wang and Chi Zhang and Chang Wen Chen and Zhenzhong Chen and Xiangyu Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.19438},
year = {2024}
}