Why Is Object Detection Important?

Recently, object detection has gained a lot of popularity in many industries. Here are some reasons that make OD so sought-after:

• Object detection is an important task in computer vision because it is a core of many other downstream computer vision applications, like image segmentation, object tracking, and pose estimation.

• Object detection is critical for many real-world applications because it helps machines understand and interact with the physical world like humans do.

Real-world applications of object detection

Although most computer vision applications use OD as the base, there are also specific OD tasks, such as number-plate detection, face mask detection, crowd analytics, and pedestrian detection.

Safety and surveillance

One of the most critical applications of object detection is surveillance. It can be used to identify/track potential threats, such as unauthorized objects or suspicious individuals. This can help improve public safety and security and can also help identify and prevent criminal activity.

Tesla Autopilot

Autonomous driving applications, like that of Tesla, depend heavily on OD. From vehicle detection to lane detection, obstacle detection, and signal detection, OD is at the core of driverless cars.