I see the Waymo cars while I walk to lunch (AZ) quite often. One time while walking through the crosswalk a Waymo turning right cut me off as I started into the crosswalk despite my having the walk indicator. This seems to be a very difficult scenario for a self-driving car as there are often people at the corner that are either crossing the other direction or just waiting on the corner. I sent them a note via their feedback link, but never heard back.
This is a non trivial situation for human drivers, too, when I am on a bicycle or driving a car I have to wait and look at the pedestrian until I am sure of their intention. That seems like a very difficult problem in that a lot of times people are on their phone or watching a child or dog, I often have to slow to a standstill and speak to people to ask them what they are planning on doing.
Indeed. Right on red is unsafe for pedestrians. I guess at least the requirement to stop before turning helps ensure the speed of impact has minimal consequences.
As a driver, there are certain heuristics, e.g. did my traffic light just go red, or is the pedestrian signal/traffic light in the same direction about to go green.
