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Large-scale 3D Scene Generation (all scenes are real-time rendered)!! Physically-grounded generative data without hallucinations is the missing link for robot learning and testing at scale. We introduce a method that directly generates large-scale 3D driving scenes with accurate geometry, allowing for causal view synthesis and generation with object permanence... show more

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161,530 views • 2 years ago

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122,560 views • 3 years ago

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