Taxi Unions Calling for a Limit on Driverless Services

More and more people are using their driverless cars as an additional source of income, and the range of work that the vehicles can achieve is varied - driverless SUV’s are leased out for agricultural work - but the most popular use is taxiing. Owners can make a large profit by turning their vehicles into taxis, both independently or by leasing them out to established companies like Uber or Lyft. This has become so popular that the market is flooded with taxi services - and the competition has never been tougher for human drivers. 

Unions have begun mobilizing today, with planned strikes across all states taking effect next month. The Unions are calling for the senate to set a limit on driverless taxis,  arguing that the trend of independent taxiing breaches labor laws. They have not cited any specific laws however, and skeptics think their claim will fall apart if taken to court. 

The strike is quickly becoming seen as a desperate move, and little too late for the diminishing business of human-driven taxis. Driverless cars have already been proven to be better economically than human-driven cars, more reliable with pick up and drop offs and they are significantly safer with a record-low number of traffic accidents. The only thing that human-driven taxis have to offer is the human touch - a friendly face - but even this aspect is being contested. Research shows that people feel much safer without a human driver present, especially women and vulnerable people. 

With many interstates looking to ban human drivers, it seems that human-driven taxis will soon be a thing of the past. Drivers are being urged to consider new avenues of employment, especially if the government moves to ban human-driven taxis.