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Understanding Adversarial Transferability in Vision-Language Models for Autonomous Driving: A Cross-Architecture Analysis

Vision-language models (VLMs) are increasingly used in autonomous driving because they combine visual perception with language-based reasoning, supporting more interpretable …

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David Fernandez

Comparative Analysis of Patch Attack on VLM-Based Autonomous Driving Architectures

Vision-language models are emerging for autonomous driving, yet their robustness to physical adversarial attacks remains unexplored. This paper presents a systematic framework for …

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David Fernandez

From MIRAGE to CLEAR: Component-Level Explainable Anomaly Reasoning for Autonomous Vehicle Perception Systems

Autonomous vehicles rely on perception systems with deep neural networks for traffic sign recognition (TSR), automated lane centering (ALC), and object detection (OD). While these …

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David Fernandez

Small Language Models on the Edge for Real-World Agentic Systems in Industry

Large Language Models face significant deployment challenges in enterprise environments, including high computational costs, data privacy concerns, and network dependencies. This …

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WIP: From Detection to Explanation: Using LLMs for Adversarial Scenario Analysis in Vehicles

We propose a framework that leverages Large Language Models (LLMs) for adversarial scenario analysis in Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), generating interpretable explanations for …

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David Fernandez

SASA: Sequence-Aware Shadow Attacks via Attention Alignment for Traffic Sign Recognition

We propose SASA (Sequence-Aware Shadow Attack), a black-box adversarial framework that uses physically realistic, differentiable shadow patterns to deceive traffic sign recognition …

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Attention-Aware Temporal Adversarial Shadows on Traffic Sign Sequences

We present a framework for black-box adversarial attacks on traffic signs using dynamic, temporally coherent shadows. Unlike prior work that focuses on single-image attacks or …

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Avoiding the Crash: A Vision-Language Model Evaluation of Critical Traffic Scenarios

Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) have transformed transportation by reducing human error and enhancing traffic efficiency, driven by deep neural network (DNN) models that power image …

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David Fernandez