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Overview

  • DriveLMM-o1 is a new model for understanding driving scenarios through step-by-step reasoning.
  • Includes a dataset of 40K driving scenarios with step-by-step reasoning annotations.
  • Uses chain-of-thought reasoning to explain driving decisions.
  • Outperforms other models in driving scenario understanding.
  • Built on a 9B parameter multimodal model with specialized driving knowledge.

Plain English Explanation

Imagine you're teaching someone to drive. You don't just tell them "turn left now" - you explain your thought process: "There's a car ahead slowing down, our turn is coming up, and a pedestrian is waiting to cross, so we need to slow down and prepare to turn left."

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