Umm no. They couldn&#x27;t.<p>Uber, today, is (probably) breaking the law by hiring contractors but treating them as employees.  It&#x27;s actually a <i>very</i> easy line to cross and any contractor or business working with contractors should know those laws well, as crossing that line without reporting it is, among other things, a violation of tax law (and I guarantee you if Ubers contractors are classified as employees, they&#x27;ll be hearing from the IRS).<p>Roboticizing the workforce does not involve breaking labour and tax laws.  It&#x27;s simply replacing labour with automation, something that&#x27;s been going on since the cotton gin was invented.