CRLLK: Constrained Reinforcement Learning for Lane Keeping in Autonomous Driving

Xinwei Gao (Nanyang Technological University), Arambam James Singh (Nanyang Technological University), Gangadhar Royyuru (Indian Institute of Technology), Michael Yuhas (Nanyang Technological University), Arvind Easwaran (Nanyang Technological University)

Abstract

Lane keeping in autonomous driving systems requires scenariospecific weight tuning for different objectives. We formulate lanekeeping as a constrained reinforcement learning problem, where weight coefficients are automatically learned along with the policy, eliminating the need for scenario-specific tuning. Empirically, our approach outperforms traditional RL in efficiency and reliability. Additionally, real-world demonstrations validate its practical value for real-world autonomous driving.