The document discusses the YOLOS model, a transformer-based 2D object detection approach that utilizes a transformer encoder and MLP heads. It provides a comparison of YOLOS performance against state-of-the-art object detectors and explores various strategies for applying transformers to object detection. The findings emphasize the potential for transformers to outperform CNNs when properly trained, with particular attention given to the effective use of bipartite matching loss in the detection process.