Ultralytics YOLO

🌟 Summary

The latest update, version 8.3.24, includes enhancements to YOLO's prediction module, improved documentation for NVIDIA Jetson deployments, and compatibility fixes for macOS users among other changes.

📊 Key Changes

• SAM Predict Box Enhancement: Updated postprocess function to handle predictions more robustly, ensuring default bounding boxes are correctly initialized when no masks are detected.
• Improved Documentation: NVIDIA Jetson guide updated from YOLOv8 to YOLO11 for better deployment clarity.
• macOS Compatibility: Restricted numpy version to address compatibility issues with OpenVINO on macOS.
• CI/CD Optimization: Updated GitHub Actions to improve disk cleanup efficiency and streamlined CI trigger conditions.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Robust Predictions: The SAM update ensures that even when no objects are detected, prediction processes do not fail, maintaining operational reliability for various applications.
• Ease of Deployment: Updated Jetson documentation supports users transitioning to the latest YOLO11, ensuring they leverage new capabilities for AI tasks.
• Platform Stability: By pinning numpy versions, macOS users experience fewer issues during model exports, improving user experience.
• Efficient Development Processes: Changes in CI/CD workflows optimize resource use, leading to faster and more cost-effective software development cycles. 🚀

These updates collectively enhance YOLO's usability, stability, and performance in diverse environments, benefiting both developers and non-expert users.

What's Changed

• Update OBB predict examples with boats.jpg by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17052
• Add explorer depreciation message in datasets/index.md by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17179
• Ultralytics Cleanup Disk action in docker.yaml by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17194
• Disable HUB CI temporarily by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17196
• Pin numpy<=2.0.0 on macOS by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17221
• Update NVIDIA Jetson Guide with YOLO11 by @lakshanthad in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17206
• Fix EdgeTPU wrong PyTorch device by @Skillnoob in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17199
• Adds permissions for stale workflow by @Burhan-Q in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17183
• ultralytics 8.3.24 SAM fix pred_boxes when no objects segmented by @Laughing-q in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17215

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/compare/v8.3.23...v8.3.24