> Just as I support the AMA for doctors

Strong disagree: they’re the main entity responsible for limiting the available quantity of doctors/medical practitioners available,

and, well, they’re frankly not spending enough time with each patient per appointment.

Not something to glance over - it’s a complete mishandling of the only formula that matters to the patient.

The economics of self driving taxis is still to be determined. Waymo right now costs significantly more than Uber and Lyft and service is extremely limited. And Google is still pouring billions into the division with no expectation of profit in the short term. A lot has to change before self driving taxis will seriously start to displace regular ones.

Presuming that paying fair wages drives up service price. Uber and Lyft may increase prices a bit, but there are other factors that affect customers willingness to pay which don’t change with increases in driver compensation. The companies can always choose to take slightly less profit to pay a fair wage, and they might make that choice if it’s less painful than the loss in paid rides due to a price increase.