LANE TRACKING METHOD AND LANE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A lane tracking method is proposed for use by an autonomous vehicle running on a lane. A future location of the autonomous vehicle that corresponds to a future time point is estimated based on a current location and a measurement result of an inertial measurement unit of the autonomous vehicle. The future location of the autonomous vehicle, and a reference lane line data and a reference past location that correspond to a reference past time point are used to estimate a future lane line data that corresponds to the future time point.