A survey of vision-based vehicle detection and tracking techniques in ITS

There has been an ever-increasing interest in research on traffic detection and traffic scene understanding based on computer vision, driven by the increasing processor speed and the increasing deployment of cameras. This field is of increasing relevance for the intelligent transport system (ITS). Therefore, there seems to be a real need for an analytical review of recent developments in this domain. We present here is a comprehensive review of video processing techniques state of the art for vehicle detection and tracking and an outlook to future research directions.