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Volume 11, Number 3, July 2026 , pages 277-290 📚 VSI DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/acd.2026.11.3.277 |
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Deep learning-driven pedestrian path prediction: Challenges, interpretability, and future research directions |
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Evangeline R. C., Raviraj P.
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| Abstract | ||
| Pedestrian trajectory prediction is fundamental to the safety and efficiency of autonomous systems, intelligent transportation, robotics, and urban management. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of recent advances in deep learning methodologies for pedestrian trajectory forecasting. Focusing on architectures including Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), Transformer-based attention models, and generative frameworks, this review covers how these techniques model spatial-temporal dependencies, social interactions, and contextual environment cues. It further discusses multimodal sensor fusion, evaluation metrics, benchmark datasets, applications, challenges such as occlusion and real-time deployment, and outlines future research directions emphasizing goal awareness, transfer learning, and explainability. A critical comparative analysis highlights performance improvements over the past decade and identifies gaps for ongoing innovation, providing researchers and practitioners with a structured understanding of current capabilities and emerging trends. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| convolutional neural networks (CNNs); graph neural networks (GNNs); long short term memory (LSTM) networks; recurrent neural networks (RNNs) | ||
| Address | ||
| Evangeline R. C.: Department of Information Science and Engineering, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India/ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Mysuru,Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, India Raviraj P.: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Mysuru, Affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, India | ||
