High Integrity Lane Level Localization Using Multiple Lane Markings Detection and Horizontal Protection Levels

For autonomous driving, lane level accurate localization is a necessity for complex driving maneuvers. Classical GNSS based methods are usually not accurate enough to have an unambiguous lane level localization. Having camera measurements such as lane marking detections along with high definition maps can enhance localization performance. In this paper, we are interested in high integrity localization, meaning being robust with low risk level. We propose a novel geometrical approach using horizontal protection levels on localization to propagate uncertainties and use lane markings to have an unambiguous map-matching. We demonstrate on real data that the algorithm can cope with high levels of noise on both localization and detection.