yes for sure.
I wish articles about this crash would continue to hammer on the basics, to keep front¢er this crash was completely avoidable.
Even if there were no technical issues,
(1) the driver was on her phone before and during the crash. The whole reason for the driver to be present is to intervene in a situation like this.
(2) the car was driving too fast for conditions. Nobody should drive this fast in the middle of the city in the middle of night. It doesn't look like the car could have come to any kind emergency stop. Self-driving cars should drive more carefully than humans, not push against and over the speed limit regardless of outside conditions.