NJ is not quite as far as CA, where (as I understand it) if you step off the curb anywhere you have the right of way. But as I described, pedestrians DO have right of way in NJ. Getting that right of way is another story.
I’m foreseeing AI’s in cities having as much problems with aggressive pedestrians as cars. There’s MANY NYC intersections where regardless of the green light a car needs to be aggressive to get pedestrians to stop crossing. An AI waiting for the road to be completely clear will never move.