Other threads related to autopilot (mainly Tesla), with great posts that explained in detail why this problem is unlikely to arise in reality and that the resul

Other threads related to autopilot (mainly Tesla), with great posts that explained in detail why this problem is unlikely to arise in reality and that the resultant action undertaken by the system would be the same in both scenarios (e.g. apply brakes as hard as possible). IIRC part of the explanation was that a human is unlikely to make a qualified choice in a situation like this anyway, so programming a decision matrix based on the utility of the target into the crash avoidance mechanism is moot. Something like 99.999% of the safety benefit would be achieved by a faster brake response time.