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An intent-conditioned diffusion framework can accurately identify high-risk lane changes before the maneuver is completed by forecasting multimodal trajectories based on discrete intent codes. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To develop and evaluate a proactive lane-change risk assessment framework that identifies unsafe vehicle interactions prior to maneuver completion using trajectory forecasting.

August 28, 2026EntropyOpen Access

Intent-Conditioned Diffusion Trajectory Prediction for Proactive Lane-Change Risk Assessment

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To develop and evaluate a proactive lane-change risk assessment framework that identifies unsafe vehicle interactions prior to maneuver completion using trajectory forecasting.
Integrated a VectorNet backbone with a Vector Quantized Variational Autoencoder (VQ-VAE) to map agent–map interactions into discrete, interpretable intent codes.
Trained an intent-conditioned diffusion model to generate kinematically consistent, multimodal vehicle trajectories.
Evaluated a forecast-based Lane-Change Risk Index (LCRI) using Monte Carlo rear-end risk calculations against surrounding vehicles on the highD dataset over a 5-second horizon.
Achieved an average displacement error of 0.42 m over a 5-s trajectory prediction horizon on the highD dataset.
Forecast-based LCRI closely matched risk indices calculated from realized future trajectories, enabling proactive detection of high-risk maneuvers.
Intent code grouping demonstrated systematic risk variations across maneuvers, confirming the codebook effectively captures risk-relevant interaction dynamics.

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Computational modeling demonstrates accurate proactive lane-change risk assessment in highway driving data, suggesting high-risk maneuvers can be identified before completion.

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Ma et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a914642d15324a1df3a9bec https://doi.org/10.3390/e28090957

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Computational modeling demonstrates accurate proactive lane-change risk assessment in highway driving data, suggesting high-risk maneuvers can be identified before completion.

Intent-Conditioned Diffusion Trajectory Prediction for Proactive Lane-Change Risk Assessment

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