Whether the pedestrian is legally at fault is only part of the issue. Failure to yield is a ticket, not a death sentence. The driver also has no legal right to

Whether the pedestrian is legally at fault is only part of the issue. Failure to yield is a ticket, not a death sentence. The driver also has no legal right to strike the pedestrian. Every driver (or equivalent) has a responsibility, be it legal or moral, to use all reasonable means to avoid crashes, injuries, and loss of life. No one will accept autonomous vehicles that do anything less. If anything, an autonomous vehicle may be expected to avoid risk to humans by suffering self-damage.