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Cruise isn't at fault for the collision with pedestrian, since it was a second order impact. The primary cause being Nissan Sentra and pedestrian. But could cruise avoided the impact and is this how humans react when we drive? Here is the timeline from the report.

  - AV starts moving at -9.2s, after light changes
  - Prediction output shows pedestrian path crossing AV travel lane: -7.7s
  - Pedestrian leaves AV's travel lane: -5.3s
  - Pedestrian pauses at crosswalk : -4.7s
  - Contact b/w Nissan and Pedestrian; -2.7s


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