Self-configuring motion planner for automated vehicles based on human driving styles

Automated vehicles are expected to enter the market in the coming years. To achieve this goal, it is essential to develop vehicles that prioritize both safety and reliability, but they should also ensure a comfortable user experience. As a result, autonomous driving functions should adapt to the individual preferences and requirements of drivers. This paper proposes an algorithm to dynamically update the parameters of a motion planner while driving to fit a driving style based on human-driver data. The motion planner generates multiple trajectory candidates and it can adjust the selection criteria online to prioritize the trajectory that matches better to a given behavior. The system was implemented in a real vehicle and compared to different human drivers, showing that it can reproduce their driving styles.