I'd just like to know what the car does if it could have saved the dog but it has to slam on the brakes hard to do it. As a human I'm watching my rear view mirror and already know how close the person is behind me and slam on my brakes as hard as I can to save the animal since generally there is no one tailgating and if they hit me it is their fault anyway. I'm concerned an automated car would not stop in that situation because it would make the ride 'unpleasant' for occupants. The life of an animal should come before comfort for people. The engineers of these cars surely know the answer already. The fact that they aren't saying it probably confirms my fears.