Oh no. There is very much a problem to be solved. How many times do UPS and FedEx (and through them businesses that rely on shipping, like Amazon one of the big investors in self driving tech) have do deal with strikes in the Holiday season? These strikes are perfectly timed for maximum profit attack. No drivers means no strikes. The whole point of Uber is to get around chauffeur licenses and medallions, they are also massive investors in this tech, because the goal is NOT regular people playing taxi, it’s driverless taxis. Big shipping companies in Europe are pushing for driverless semis for the same reason. There is a distinct and well known host of problems with human drivers in commercial situations: they are expensive, they always want to get paid more, they get sick, they have to sleep, they aren’t always honest. Self driving vehicles get rid of all those problems.
...the goal is NOT regular people playing taxi, it’s driverless taxis
Yes, of course it is. That isn't a problem to be solved, it's a way of eliminating the jobs and incomes of people who actually work for a living.