A comparison of genetic algorithm and reinforcement learning for autonomous driving

Abstract: This paper compares two different methods, reinforcement learning and genetic algorithm for designing autonomous cars’ control system in a dynamic environment. The research problem could be formulated as such: How is the learning efficiency compared between reinforcement learning and genetic algorithm on autonomous navigation through a dynamic environment? In conclusion, the genetic algorithm outperforms the reinforcement learning on mean learning time, despite the fact that the prior shows a large variance, i.e. genetic algorithm provide a better learning efficiency.