STEERING CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

A steering control method for autonomous vehicles includes detecting a location of an occupant sitting in an autonomous vehicle, determining, by a controller, a control target location of the vehicle while turning, based on the detected location of the occupant, determining, by the controller, a lateral acceleration of the vehicle at the control target location, determining, by the controller, whether intervening in steering of the vehicle by a rear wheel steering (RWS) device is required, in consideration of a target value of lateral acceleration in response to a driving state of the vehicle and the determined value of lateral acceleration, and performing, when the controller concludes that the intervening in the steering by the RWS device is required, by the controller, the intervening in the steering by controlling the RWS device.