Sim2Real-AD: A Modular Sim-to-Real Framework for Deploying VLM-Guided Reinforcement Learning in Real-World Autonomous Driving

arXiv:2604.03497v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Deploying reinforcement learning policies trained in simulation to real autonomous vehicles remains a fundamental challenge, particularly for VLM-guided RL frameworks whose policies are typically learned with simulator-native observations and simulator-coupled action semantics that are unavailable on physical platforms. This paper presents Sim2Real-AD, a modular framework for zero-shot sim-to-real transfer of CARLA-trained VLM-guided RL policies