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UDAV: Uncertainty-Driven Adaptive VLM Waypoint Planner

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Sep 14, 2026 · UTC

Vision-language models (VLMs) can generate routes directly from aerial imagery for off-road navigation, but their predictions provide no indication of reliability. We present UDAV, an Uncertainty-Driven Adaptive VLM Waypoint Planner for UAV-guided UGV navigation. UDAV draws multiple stochastic trajectory predictions, selects their medoid as a self-consistent nominal route, and estimates predictive uncertainty from their spatial dispersion. When the maximum uncertainty across interior waypoints exceeds a threshold, UDAV invokes a reconsideration stage; otherwise, it returns the medoid directly.

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