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Main Authors: Bally, Fabian, Schötz, Michael, Limbrunner, Thomas
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22919
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author Bally, Fabian
Schötz, Michael
Limbrunner, Thomas
author_facet Bally, Fabian
Schötz, Michael
Limbrunner, Thomas
contents Data is both the key enabler and a major bottleneck for machine learning in autonomous driving. Effective model training requires not only large quantities of sensor data but also balanced coverage that includes rare yet safety-critical scenarios. Capturing such events demands extensive driving time and efficient selection. This paper introduces the Lambda framework, an edge-native platform that enables on-vehicle data filtering and processing through user-defined functions. The framework provides a serverless-inspired abstraction layer that separates application logic from low-level execution concerns such as scheduling, deployment, and isolation. By adapting Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) principles to resource-constrained automotive environments, it allows developers to implement modular, event-driven filtering algorithms while maintaining compatibility with ROS 2 and existing data recording pipelines. We evaluate the framework on an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano and compare it against native ROS 2 deployments. Results show competitive performance, reduced latency and jitter, and confirm that lambda-based abstractions can support real-time data processing in embedded autonomous driving systems. The source code is available at https://github.com/LASFAS/jblambda.
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spellingShingle A Serverless Edge-Native Data Processing Architecture for Autonomous Driving Training
Bally, Fabian
Schötz, Michael
Limbrunner, Thomas
Software Engineering
Data is both the key enabler and a major bottleneck for machine learning in autonomous driving. Effective model training requires not only large quantities of sensor data but also balanced coverage that includes rare yet safety-critical scenarios. Capturing such events demands extensive driving time and efficient selection. This paper introduces the Lambda framework, an edge-native platform that enables on-vehicle data filtering and processing through user-defined functions. The framework provides a serverless-inspired abstraction layer that separates application logic from low-level execution concerns such as scheduling, deployment, and isolation. By adapting Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) principles to resource-constrained automotive environments, it allows developers to implement modular, event-driven filtering algorithms while maintaining compatibility with ROS 2 and existing data recording pipelines. We evaluate the framework on an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano and compare it against native ROS 2 deployments. Results show competitive performance, reduced latency and jitter, and confirm that lambda-based abstractions can support real-time data processing in embedded autonomous driving systems. The source code is available at https://github.com/LASFAS/jblambda.
title A Serverless Edge-Native Data Processing Architecture for Autonomous Driving Training
topic Software Engineering
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22919