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Multimodal Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Vehicles: Technologies, Architectures, and Open Challenges.

Patrik Viktor1, Gabor Kiss2,3

  • 1Keleti Károly Faculty of Business and Management, Obuda University, 1034 Budapest, Hungary.

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Multimodal sensor fusion enhances autonomous driving perception and safety. Combining diverse sensors like cameras, LiDAR, and radar improves robustness for higher-level automation, addressing critical challenges in self-driving technology.

Keywords:
Bird’s Eye View (BEV)LiDARautonomous vehiclesedge AIfunctional safetymultimodal sensor fusionradartransformer-based fusionuncertainty-aware perception

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Area of Science:

  • Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Sensor Technology

Background:

  • Advancements in sensing, AI, and computing drive autonomous vehicle development.
  • Reliable environmental perception is a key challenge for higher-level driving automation.
  • Existing research spans various sensor modalities and fusion techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review multimodal sensor technologies and fusion architectures for autonomous driving.
  • To analyze sensor characteristics, fusion strategies, and performance under diverse conditions.
  • To identify emerging research directions and future challenges in autonomous perception.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review using PRISMA guidelines.
  • Analysis of 66 peer-reviewed studies (2014-2025) on autonomous driving sensors and fusion.
  • Synthesis of evidence on sensor modalities, fusion architectures, safety, and computational constraints.

Main Results:

  • Multimodal sensor fusion significantly improves perception robustness and decision reliability.
  • Fusion strategies (early, mid, high-level, transformer-based) enhance scalability and fail-operational capabilities.
  • Performance under adverse conditions and adherence to safety standards (ISO 26262, SOTIF) are critical.

Conclusions:

  • Multimodal sensor fusion is essential for scalable, robust, and certifiable autonomous driving systems, especially for Levels 4-5.
  • Future research should prioritize uncertainty-aware fusion, explainable AI, real-world validation, and hardware-software co-design.
  • Addressing real-time constraints and safety frameworks is crucial for advancing autonomous vehicle autonomy.