content: No amount of breaking would have mattered, do you want a 40 ton vehicle trying to maneuver to avoid one suicidal person? What about if it has hazardous cargo? What if it gets rear ended and spills hazardous cargo.  I don't think any car should avoid people acting suicidal. Having said that, I think your poorly exaggerated. I don't believe for a moment private transportation would be programmed similar to commercial transport vehicles. As you pointed out the vehicles handle differently, so that alone would call for a different set of automated rules for them to follow.