With　indefinite　noises　and　nonlinear　characteristics,　real-time　estimating　states　of　the　dead　reckoning　(DR)　unit　is　much　more　difficult　than　that　of　the　other　measuring　sensors,　which　are　used　in　vehicle　integrated　navigation　systems.　Compared　with　the　well　known　extended　Kalman　filter　(EKF),　a　recurrent　neural　network　was　proposed　for　the　solution,　which　not　only　improves　the　location　precision,　the　adaptive　ability　of　resisting　disturbances,　but　also　avoids　calculating　the　analytic　derivation　and　Jacobian　matrices　of　the　nonlinear　system　model.　In　order　to　test　the　performances　of　the　recurrent　neural　network,　these　two　methods　were　used　to　estimate　states　of　the　vehicle　DR　navigation　system.　Simulation　results　show　that　the　recurrent　neural　network　is　superior　to　the　EKF　and　is　a　more　ideal　filtering　method　for　vehicle　DR　navigation.