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Scalable Edge-assisted Fusion and Path Prediction for Connected Autonomous Vehicles

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This arXiv preprint introduces Conductor, an edge-based system that fuses data from connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and roadside units into a unified world model anchored at a fixed location, then predicts future vehicle trajectories. To respect strict Age of Information (AoI) deadlines, Conductor dynamically limits which vehicles contribute data, using an occlusion-aware selector and a runtime controller. Simulations with up to 31 CAVs show that Conductor meets AoI safety bounds with fidelity close to an Oracle and much better than random selection under the same constraint.

SourcearXiv RoboticsAuthor: Tyler Landle, Jackson Isenberg, Abhijit Chatterjee, Alexandros Daglis, Umakishore Ramachandran
Scalable Edge-assisted Fusion and Path Prediction for Connected Autonomous Vehicles
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[Submitted on 3 Sep 2026]

Title:Scalable Edge-assisted Fusion and Path Prediction for Connected Autonomous Vehicles

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Abstract:The planning algorithms inside an Autonomous Vehicle (AV) rely on information from on-board sensors whose line of sight is limited by emerging traffic conditions and occlusions. Edge-assisted creation of a unified world model fusing information from AVs and Road Side Units (RSUs) in a geographical locale, and the prediction of AVs' future trajectories, can enhance the

planning algorithms inside AVs to improve quality metrics, such as better traffic flow and collision prevention. AVs participating in such enhancements are called Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs). However, such information generated by the edge (world model and motion predictions) must reach the planners within a tight Age of Information (AoI) time budget to be

useful. The state of the art fuses per-CAV information: each AV fuses inputs from other actors locally, which limits both scalability with actor count and quality of results.

We present Conductor, an edge-based solution for creating a unified world model from the perspective of a fixed anchor (e.g., an RSU) in a locale and predicting future trajectories of AVs in that locale. Our solution adheres to the AoI time budget by dynamically limiting the number of AVs that would lead to the best quality of results. Specifically, we introduce an

occlusion-aware selector that favors information contribution by AVs that detect objects in the locale not covered by RSUs. We pair this selector with a runtime controller that adapts both the number of AV inputs to fuse and the amount of trajectory predictions in each cycle to stay within the AoI time budget. Evaluation on CAV simulation infrastructure shows our joint

selector-controller meets the AoI safety bound across traffic scenarios with up to 31 CAVs, with fusion fidelity close to an Oracle and much better than a random selector under the same AoI constraint.

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Robotics (cs.RO); Systems and Control (eess.SY)

ACM classes: C.2.4; I.2.9; C.3

Cite as: arXiv:2609.04364 [cs.RO]

(or arXiv:2609.04364v1 [cs.RO] for this version)

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.04364

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From: Tyler Landle [view email] [v1] Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:25:03 UTC (333 KB)

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  • AV planning is constrained by line-of-sight sensing and occlusion; edge-assisted fusion of CAVs and RSUs can improve traffic flow and collision prevention.
  • Conductor builds a unified world model from a fixed anchor such as a roadside unit and predicts CAV trajectories within a tight Age of Information budget.
  • An occlusion-aware selector prioritizes vehicles that detect objects outside RSU coverage, while a runtime controller tunes fusion and prediction workloads each cycle.
  • In simulations with up to 31 CAVs, Conductor satisfies AoI safety bounds and achieves near-Oracle fusion fidelity, outperforming random selection.

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