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**License - Code and Documentation.** Argoverse code and APIs are licensed under the MIT license, the full text of which can be found at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.

**Using the Argoverse Non-Commercially.** We license Argoverse data and documents for non-commercial use only. Under the terms of the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 “non-commercial” means “not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation.”
Using the Argoverse Non-Commercially. We license Argoverse data and documents for non-commercial use only. Under the terms of the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 “non-commercial” means “not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation.”

**Suggestions.** If you use Argoverse and identify areas that could benefit from changes, we would like to hear from you. Please submit any comments on the issues page of our GitHub repository. If you submit your changes, you may be required to confirm that your changes are subject to CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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## Competitions

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS COMPETITION IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. BY ENTERING THIS COMPETITION, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS COMPETITION IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. BY ENTERING THIS COMPETITION, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

**Eligibility.** The CVPR 2023 competition is open to currently enrolled university students, university faculty members, and other individuals who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Eligible entrants can participate in the competition as an individual or as a team.
**Eligibility.** The CVPR 2023 competition is open to currently enrolled university students, university faculty members, and other individuals who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Eligible entrants can participate in the competition as an individual or as a team.

**Competition Period.** All entries submitted from May 1, 2022 through the end of the competition at 11:59PM EST on June 11th, 2023 (“Competition Submission Period”) will be considered. Entries submitted before or after the Competition Submission Period will not be considered or eligible to win.

**How to Enter.* To enter the competition, eligible entrants must (1) Create an account at https://evalai.cloudcv.org/ (the “Website”); (2) Access and use the Argoverse data test sets available through https://www.argoverse.org to produce the predictions our outputs relevant to each competition (e.g. motion forecasts, scene flow estimations, occupancy predictions, etc); (3) Submit files containing their predictions through the Website before the end of the Competition Submission Period; and (4) Submit a one page or longer report to argoverse-[email protected] describing the algorithms used in the entry before the end of the Competition Submission Period. This report will be used for determining which works are highlighted at CVPR.
**How to Enter.** To enter the competition, eligible entrants must (1) Create an account at https://evalai.cloudcv.org/ (the “Website”); (2) Access and use the Argoverse data test sets available through https://www.argoverse.org to produce the predictions our outputs relevant to each competition (e.g. motion forecasts, scene flow estimations, occupancy predictions, etc); (3) Submit files containing their predictions through the Website before the end of the Competition Submission Period; and (4) Submit a one page or longer report to argoverse-[email protected] describing the algorithms used in the entry before the end of the Competition Submission Period. This report will be used for determining which works are highlighted at CVPR.

**Personal Data.** While signing up to enter the competition, an entrant will be asked to provide personal information including the entrant’s name and email address. Sponsor may use this information to contact entrants about their competition entries, and with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to entrants. Entrants may (i) opt out of, or (ii) withdraw his or her consent from, receiving any or all of these communications from Sponsor (unless required to provide the competition to the entrant) by following the unsubscribe link located in the footer of any email received from Sponsor. Please refer also to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
**Personal Data.** While signing up to enter the competition, an entrant will be asked to provide personal information including the entrant’s name and email address. Sponsor may use this information to contact entrants about their competition entries, and with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to entrants. Entrants may (i) opt out of, or (ii) withdraw his or her consent from, receiving any or all of these communications from Sponsor (unless required to provide the competition to the entrant) by following the unsubscribe link located in the footer of any email received from Sponsor. Please refer also to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.

**Limit per Individual/Team.** A maximum of 2 submissions per day and a maximum of 100 submissions in total. We will disqualify teams that use proxy accounts to get around this limit.

**Selection and Notification of Winners.** Beginning on or about June 11th, 2022, and ending on or before June 14th, 2022, entries will be judged based on the Evaluation Criteria posted on the Website. Winners will be notified on or after June 15th, 2023 by email, and will be announced at the Workshop on Autonomous Driving at the 2023 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (“CVPR 2023”) on June 18th, 2023.
**Selection and Notification of Winners.** Beginning on or about June 7th, 2024, entries will be judged based on the Evaluation Criteria posted on the Website. Winners will be notified on or after June 15th, 2023 by email, and will be announced at the Workshop on Autonomous Driving at the 2024 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (“CVPR 2024”) on June 17th, 2024.
A winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected if a selected winner fails to comply with these terms and conditions; cannot be contacted; or is ineligible.

A winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected if a selected winner fails to comply with these terms and conditions; cannot be contacted; or is ineligible.
By entering this competition, each entrant agrees that his or her biographical information, and other content provided by entrant and members of his or her team, may be publicly announced and posted in connection with the competition, including, without limitation, through posting online. An entrant can withdraw his or her consent at any time for the future. An entrant’s withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before the withdrawal. Where an entrant provides information or content of his or her team members, the entrant warrants that the respective individuals have consented to the publication of such information as described above.

By entering this competition, each entrant agrees that his or her biographical information, and other content provided by entrant and members of his or her team, may be publicly announced and posted in connection with the competition, including, without limitation, through posting online. An entrant can withdraw his or her consent at any time for the future. An entrant’s withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before the withdrawal. Where an entrant provides information or content of his or her team members, the entrant warrants that the respective individuals have consented to the publication of such information as described above.
All decisions of Sponsor regarding the selection of winners, notification, and substitution of winners in accordance with these terms and conditions shall be binding and final. Winners will be determined as specifically described above, and not using any random drawing or method incorporating chance.

All decisions of Sponsor regarding the selection of winners, notification, and substitution of winners in accordance with these terms and conditions shall be binding and final. Winners will be determined as specifically described above, and not using any random drawing or method incorporating chance.

## Prize Details
## Prize Details

There are no prizes. However, winners will be highlighted at the Workshop on Autonomous driving and on the Argoverse web page.

**Copyright and Moral Rights.** By entering this competition, entrants warrant to Sponsor that they created their competition entries, that they own all of the copyright interests in the materials submitted in connection with those entries, and that Sponsor’s use of such entry materials in accordance with these terms and conditions will not infringe any person’s intellectual property rights or other legal rights. Further, by entering this competition, entrants grant Sponsor an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable license to copy, store, modify, transmit, use, and publish all entry materials including algorithms, predictions, and other components of their competition entries.

**Disqualification/Termination/Modification of the Competition.** Individuals who tamper with or abuse any aspect of this competition or the Website, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified.
**Copyright and Moral Rights.** By entering this competition, entrants warrant to Sponsor that they created their competition entries, that they own all of the copyright interests in the materials submitted in connection with those entries, and that Sponsor’s use of such entry materials in accordance with these terms and conditions will not infringe any person’s intellectual property rights or other legal rights. Further, by entering this competition, entrants grant Sponsor an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable license to copy, store, modify, transmit, use, and publish all entry materials including algorithms, predictions, and other components of their competition entries.

If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this competition, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the competition, in whole or in part, at any time, without notice. Should any such action be taken, Sponsor may determine a winner from valid, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken, or otherwise as deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor.
**Disqualification/Termination/Modification of the Competition**. Individuals who tamper with or abuse any aspect of this competition or the Website, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified.
If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this competition, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the competition, in whole or in part, at any time, without notice. Should any such action be taken, Sponsor may determine a winner from valid, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken, or otherwise as deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor.

**Limitations of Liability and Release.** Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected or undelivered entries, or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Website, or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, miscommunications, failed computer, network, telephone, satellite or cable hardware or software or lines, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network. Further, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, Sponsor is not responsible for any injury or damage to entrants or any other person’s computer or property related to or resulting from participation in this competition.
**Limitations of Liability and Release.** Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected or undelivered entries, or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Website, or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, miscommunications, failed computer, network, telephone, satellite or cable hardware or software or lines, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network. Further, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, Sponsor is not responsible for any injury or damage to entrants or any other person’s computer or property related to or resulting from participation in this competition.

By entering the competition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each entrant agrees to release and hold Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, officers, directors, employees, agents, and any other companies participating in the design, administration or fulfillment of this competition and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, harmless from any and all losses, rights, claims, injuries, damages, expenses, costs or actions of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant’s participation in this competition, including any such matters arising from any competition-related activity, including but not limited to, selection of winners.

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