# CoCar NextGen: a Multi-Purpose Platform for Connected Autonomous Driving Research

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.17550 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2404.17550/

## Key facts

- Cited by 8 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 26 Apr 2024.

## Built on by (most cited first, 8 of 8)

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- [Fool the Stoplight: Realistic Adversarial Patch Attacks on Traffic Light Detectors](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.04823/) (2025)
- [A Feedback-Control Framework for Efficient Dataset Collection from In-Vehicle Data Streams](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2511.03239/) (2025)
- [From One to the Power of Many: Invariance to Multi-LiDAR Perception from Single-Sensor Datasets](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2409.18592/) (2024)
- [Real-World On-Vehicle Evaluation of Embedding-Based Anomaly Detection](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2605.19744/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Real world testing is of vital importance to the success of automated driving. While many players in the business design purpose build testing vehicles, we designed and build a modular platform that offers high flexibility for any kind of scenario. CoCar NextGen is equipped with next generation hardware that addresses all future use cases. Its extensive, redundant sensor setup allows to develop cross-domain data driven approaches that manage the transfer to other sensor setups. Together with the possibility of being deployed on public roads, this creates a unique research platform that supports the road to automated driving on SAE Level 5.