Simulated Autonomous Driving on Realistic Road Networks using Deep Reinforcement Learning

Abstract: Using Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) can be a promising approach to handle various tasks in the field of (simulated) autonomous driving. However, recent publications mainly consider learning in unusual driving environments. This paper presents Driving School for Autonomous Agents (DSA^2), a software for validating DRL algorithms in more usual driving environments based on artificial and realistic road networks. We also present the results of applying DSA^2 for handling the task of driving on a straight road while regulating the velocity of one vehicle according to different speed limits.