I saw a good article on c/upliftingnews about AI improving traffic signal controllers. It's good and all, I just can't help but think of the "look at what they need to have a fraction of our power" meme while reading it
At least in my town the cross-walk sign is on while the light is still red (and bikes are officially allowed to follow pedestrian rules in my town, which is usual for the US). So kinda yeah, they do get to ignore vehicular road laws.