Ehhh at most that would be one of those things where, "yeah, that is the law but it's pretty impractical and unnecessary for people to follow to the letter and so everyone breaks it when safe to do so and it's a dick move to actually write tickets in those cases."
If a driver is trying to turn right, and the pedestrian has just entered the crosswalk other side of the street, 40 ft away, it seems stupid to wait for them to clear the whole 40 ft when your right turn doesn't put them at risk. I say that even when I'm the pedestrian in that situation.[1]
If the worst thing about SDCs that they do these kinds of violations (which would also include going 62 in a 60 mph zone), then I would say SDCs are a solved problem.. Though to be clear, Teslas are not at that point!
[1] Not just idle talk -- I cross East Riverside Drive in Austin a lot on foot, where this exact situation is common.