New Plugin - TrafficCone Controllable Object

Added

• Controllable Object plugin support, dynamically add and control Controllables with the Python API
• Ability to create LIDAR sensor with non-uniform beam distribution
• Ability to add distortion effects to Camera sensors
• Support for Autoware.Auto messages (ROS2)
• Ability to create custom message types for sensor plugins
• TransformSensor which can act as a parent for other sensors
• VehicleStateSensor which is needed by Autoware.Auto

Changed

• Added SanFrancisco map as a default map option
• Allow null texture bundles without an error
• Pedestrian mass reduced to 70kg. Merged #583
• Fixed lagging of 2D Ground Truth boxes (in visualization and data)
• ComfortSensor included with Simulator binary
• TrafficCone included with Simulator binary
• Fixed exported HD map lane relations
• Fixed ROS2 GPS

Check official release notes here: https://github.com/lgsvl/simulator/releases/tag/2020.01

New environment - added San Francisco, CA.

Added

• Custom callback for Python API, useful in sensor plugins.
• Ability to specify count and types of NPCs to spawn on the map.

Changed

• Optimized texture usage in maps - significantly reduces size on disk and GPU memory used.
• Allow boundary type to be optional for Apollo HD map import.
• Fix Python API to be able load maps & vehicles that are shared between multiple users.
• Separated bundle file format version for map and vehicle bundles.
• Improved headlights for EGO vehicles.
• Improved HD map annotation icons.
• Fixed Sedan NPC mesh.

Check official release notes here: https://github.com/lgsvl/simulator/releases/tag/2019.12

Added

• Important - map and vehicle bundle format changed. You'll need to rebuild or redownload existing bundles.
• New environment - GoMentum Station at Concord, CA.
• OpenDrive 1.4 HD map import.
• Rain drops on ground when it is raining.
• Separated Apollo HD map export between version 3.0 and 5.0 to support 5.0 specific features.
• Cache vehicle prefabs when loading same vehicle multiple times into simulation.
• Ability to login to account via command-line.
• Ability for vehicle to have multiple interior lights. Fixes #474.
• Allow Color, Depth and Semantic cameras to have higher capture & publish rate.
• Building & loading custom sensors as plugins.

Changed

• Fixed traffic lights signal colors on Shalun map.
• Fixed exceptions when NPCs are despawned while still in intersection.
• Fixed errors when adding pedestrian to map without NavMesh.
• Fixed Lanelet2 boundary import and export.
• Multiple fixes for OpenDrive import and export.
• Fixed wrong raycast layers in 2D Ground Truth sensor to detect if NPC is visible.
• Fixed missing timestamp when publishing ROS/Cyber messages from 2D Ground Truth sensor.
• Limit number of spawned NPCs and vehicles for large maps.

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Check official release notes here: https://github.com/lgsvl/simulator/releases/tag/2019.11

Added

• Apollo HD map import
• Accurate sun position in sky based of map location. Including time of sunrise and sunset.
• Control calibration sensor to help calibrating AD stack control.
• Ported Shalun map from previous non-HDRP simulator version.
• Ground Truth sensor for traffic light.
• Python API method to get controllable object by position.
• Python API method to convert multiple map coordinates in single call.
• Python API method to perform multiple ray-casts in single call.
• Sensor for controlling vehicle with steering wheel (Logitech G920).
• Platform independent asset bundles (Windows and Linux).
• Allow to set custom data path for database and downloaded bundles.
• Visualize data values for non-image senors (GPS, IMU, etc).
• Populate scene with required objects when new scene is created in Unity Editor.

Changed

• Fixed exceptions in ROS Bridge where if it receives message on topic that it has not subscribed.
• Fixed 3D Ground Truth sensor to report correct NPC orientation angles.
• Fixed Radar sensor to visualize pedestrians.
• Fixed Color camera to render mountains in BorregaAve.
• Fixed EGO vehicle collision callback to Python API.
• Fixed WebUI redirect loop that happens if you are logged out.
• Fixed reported NPC vehicle speed. Fixes #347 and #317.
• Fixed gear shifting for EGO vehicle control. Fixes #389.
• Fixed NPC waypoint following where NPCs stopped if assigned speed is too low.
• Fixed semantic segmentation for vehicles and pedestrians added with Python API.
• Fixed ROS2 message publishing (seq field was missing in Header). Fixes #413.
• Fixed issue with database on some non-English locales. Fixes #381.
• Fixed point cloud generation in Unity Editor.
• Fixed browser loosing cookie when session ends in WebUI.
• Fixed slowness in Python API when running without access to Internet.
• Fixed issue when multiple users could not use same map url.
• Improved error messages when simulation fails to start.

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Check official release notes here: https://github.com/lgsvl/simulator/releases/tag/2019.10

Added

• Sensor visualization UI
• HD map export to OpenDrive 1.4 format
• ROS service support for ROS bridge
• Python API to support more robust waypoints for NPC vehicles
• Python API with ability to control traffic lights on map
• Hyundai Nexo vehicle

Changed

• Improved NPC movement and right turns on red traffic light
• Fixed NPC vehicle despawning logic so they don't get stuck in intersections
• Change NPC vehicles colliders from box to mesh to improves collision precision
• Updated generated protobuf message classes for latest Apollo 5.0
• Fixed 3D Ground Truth message type for ROS
• Fixed 3D and 2D Ground Truth bounding box locations

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Check official release notes here: https://github.com/lgsvl/simulator/releases/tag/2019.09