System and techniques for passenger discomfort measurement during vehicle maneuver are described herein. A set of biomechanical measurements of a passenger in a vehicle may be obtained. A subset from the set of biomechanical measurements with members that correspond to distress in the passenger are selected and a search of vehicle actions performed that correspond to the subset of biomechanical measurements in time. Then, modification to future application of the vehicle action is made to reduce distress in passengers.