tseng, tzu-yun (University of Sydney, Australian Centre for Robotics), Nekrasov, Alexey (RWTH Aachen University), Burdorf, Malcolm (RWTH Aachen), Leibe, Bastian (RWTH Aachen University), Berrio Perez, Julie Stephany (University of Sydney), Shan, Mao (University of Sydney), Ming, Zhenxing (The University of Sydney), Worrall, Stewart (University of Sydney)

Panoptic-CUDAL: Rural Australia Point Cloud Dataset in Rainy Conditions

Scheduled for presentation during the Regular Session "S07c-Smart Infrastructure and Data-Driven Sensing for Intelligent Mobility" (WE-LA-T7), Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 16:40−17:00, Coolangata 1

2025 IEEE 28th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), November 18-21, 2025, Gold Coast, Australia

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on October 19, 2025

Abstract

Existing autonomous driving datasets are predominantly oriented towards well-structured urban settings and favourable weather conditions, leaving the complexities of rural environments and adverse weather conditions largely unaddressed. Although some datasets encompass variations in weather and lighting, bad weather scenarios do not appear often. Rainfall can significantly impair sensor functionality, introducing noise and reflections in LiDAR and camera data and reducing the system’s capabilities for reliable environmental perception and safe navigation. This paper introduces the Panoptic-CUDAL dataset, a novel dataset purpose-built for panoptic segmentation in rural areas subject to rain. By recording high-resolution LiDAR, camera, and pose data, Panoptic-CUDAL offers a diverse, information-rich dataset in a challenging scenario. We present the analysis of the recorded data and provide baseline results for panoptic, semantic segmentation, and 3D occupancy prediction methods on LiDAR point clouds. The dataset can be found here: https://robotics.sydney.edu.au/our-research/ intelligent-transportation-systems/