Automatic generation of in-vehicle images: StyleGAN-ADA vs. MSG-GAN
Sahar Azadi, Sandra Dixe, João Leite, João Borges, Sandro Queirós, Jaime Carmona Fonseca · Computers and Informatics · 2025
Deep learning-based methodologies are a key component towards the goal of autonomous driving. For a successful application, these models require a significant amount of training data, which is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive to collect. This study assesses the effectiveness of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) in generating high-quality training images for in-vehicle applications using a limited dataset. Two advanced GAN architectures were compared for their ability to produce realistic in-vehicle RGB images. The results showed that the StyleGAN-ADA outperformed the MSG-GAN, generating images with better fidelity and accuracy, making it more suitable for scenarios with limited data. However, challenges such as mode collapse and long training times, particularly for high-resolution images, were identified. The models’ reliance on the quality and diversity of the training dataset also limits their effectiveness in real-world applications. This research highlights the potential of GANs to reduce the lack of data in autonomous driving, pointing to future approaches for optimizing these models.