Top 10 Things A 'Self-Driving' Vehicle Must Do to Actually Be Self-Driving

Argo tests in multiple cities to ensure its SDS is exposed to a wide range of driving regulations, enabling it to operate appropriately and consistently with local rules, which often vary from place to place. Consider, for example, how a vehicle should behave when turning right if there is a bike lane. In California, a car may occupy the bike lane to turn right on red, but in Pennsylvania, the same right turn requires the car to stay in the vehicle lane. Argo's powerful prediction system can incorporate a database of driving styles from which to match data, anticipate likely actions, make appropriate decisions, and avoid extreme situations in order to achieve "naturalistic driving." The SDS can even handle the (in)famous "Pittsburgh left," an unwritten rule in Argo's home city which calls for oncoming traffic to give up the right-of-way and politely let left-turning vehicles turn against a green.