Systems and methods for determining the direction of an object in an image

A method for determining a direction of an object in an image, comprising:

• receiving the image from a camera associated with a vehicle;
• detecting the object in the image;
• and
• providing the image as input to a machine learning algorithm that outputs the direction of the object based at least in part on a training dataset including a plurality of images annotated to include respective direction information determined based at least in part on a plurality of 3D models set to aligned orientations that are significantly aligned with orientations of objects captured in the plurality of images.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for determining directions of objects in images and including instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

• receive an image from a camera associated with a vehicle;
• detect an object in the image;
• and
• provide the image as input to a machine learning algorithm that outputs a direction of the object based at least in part on a training dataset including a plurality of images annotated to include respective direction information determined based at least in part on a plurality of 3D models set to aligned orientations that are significantly aligned with orientations of objects captured in the plurality of images.