US Patent 11645853 Driving lane determination apparatus and method

A driving lane determination method includes acquiring map information and driving environment information, deciding whether to perform driving lane determination entry based on the map information and the driving environment information, matching the map information and the driving environment information to calculate a matching point of each lane upon deciding the driving lane determination entry, deciding a matching lane based on the calculated matching point, deciding a tracking lane based on a prediction lane predicted from a previous driving lane and lane change determination upon deciding the matching lane, and deciding a final driving lane based on the decided matching lane and the decided tracking lane.