Before revision:  As a case study, we compare egoistic AVs to our altruistic autonomous agents in a highway merging case study and demonstrate a significant improvement in the number of successful merges as well as the overall traffic flow and safety.
After revision:  As a case study, we compare egoistic AVs to our altruistic autonomous agents in a highway merging setting and demonstrate the emerging behaviors that lead to a noticeable improvement in the number of successful merges as well as the overall traffic flow and safety.