arxivcs.CV2026-07-16
WorkDrive: Roadwork Chain of Causation for Autonomous Driving
Tianyi Jiang, Wen Zhang, Sihan Yang, Ming Lu, Wentao Zhang
Autonomous driving vision-language models (VLMs) struggle in roadwork zones, where familiar visual cues such as lane markings and permanent signs are altered or absent, and temporary devices such as cones and barriers redefine the drivable corridor. VLMs can detect these objects,…