App Drivers & Couriers Union

06/10/2026

SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER, 11-1 AM, WAYVE UK HQ, KING’S CROSS, LONDON

CALLING ALL LONDONERS: JOIN OUR PROTEST AGAINST Uber's WAYVE DRIVERLESS CARS - AND PROTECT JOBS AND INCOMES

Because Londoners should not be used as test subjects for experimental technology.

Because today it is drivers. But tomorrow it could be you.

On 17 October, ADCU is protesting against Uber’s driverless taxis - “Wavye” vehicles - on the capital’s streets. And we’re inviting all Londoners to join us.

Date: Saturday 17 October
Time: 11am - 1pm
Where: Wayve Technologies Ltd, 230-238 York Way, London N7

Why are we protesting?

Driverless taxis are already threatening the jobs and livelihoods of over 100,000 registered private hire vehicle drivers in the London - with no Just Transition plan in place to protect them.

Robotaxis are just the beginning. AI and automation are increasingly being used to replace workers across multiple industries, threatening the jobs and incomes of millions of ordinary Londoners.

This is untested technology, with huge questions around safety still unanswered. ADCU is demanding transparency around near misses, incidents, and how the “human safety drivers” in the cars during the pilot phase are trained to protect passengers, pedestrians, and other road users.

Stand with ADCU. Stand up for jobs, livelihoods and accountability in London and across the UK.

02/10/2026

https://londondriversvoice.org/robotaxi-safety-drivers-responsible-london/

Who is responsible when an AI-driven car goes wrong?

Well, now we know. It's the drivers.

Last month, ADCU called for urgent answers and full disclosure from Transport for London Department for Transport Uber Wayve about the status of the "human safety drivers" supervising autonomous after the vehicles began carrying passengers in London for the first time.

It's now been confirmed that these drivers are licensed PHV drivers, and that they remain legally responsible for the vehicle at all times, even when the is doing the driving.

But there are still major unanswered questions about their training, pay, protections and what happens if the AI makes a mistake.

For ADCU, that’s precisely the problem: you can’t meaningfully hold a driver responsible for decisions made by a system they don’t control.

We’re calling for full transparency, independent oversight and clear accountability before these trials expand.

TfL and Wayve have answered ADCU's questions about the safety drivers in London's first passenger-carrying robotaxis. They are licensed PHV drivers, recruited through Otto Car, and they carry full responsibility for a car the AI is driving. ADCU says that is precisely the problem.

23/09/2026

https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/post/government-tells-adcu-bogus-self-employment-is-unacceptable-in-new-letter-on-private-hire-driver-rig

Private-hire drivers classified as workers are entitled to the National Minimum Wage and paid annual leave regardless of how a platform calculates their pay, the Minister of State for the Future of Work has told the App Drivers’ and Couriers’ Union (ADCU).In a letter dated 1 September, Kate Dear...

23/09/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr4v72y6p4eo Big news from New York, which is leading the way on reining in the unlawful activities of the big app companies - if you commit wage violations against workers, the authorities will catch up with you.

Following a city investigation, DoorDash in NYC has agreed with New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to pay $131.5m for underpayments of wages, and late payments, to thousands of drivers, affecting 264,000 workers.

Most of this relates to failure to pay for 'idle time' - the time spent between orders - a key issue for app drivers and couriers in the UK too.

A message to UK Business and Trade Department for Transport Transport for London: The big app companies CAN be held accountable, and workers' rights under the law CAN be protected, if regulators are prepared to act. Let's see some real action on holding Uber Uber Eats Deliveroo to account.

The food delivery giant will pay a $131.5m settlement following a city probe into wage violations.

22/09/2026

22/09/2026

"Bogus self-employment is unacceptable. Employers should never seek to deny people their employment rights and avoid their own obligations by claiming someone is self-employed when in reality they are not." And in relation to workers being denied core employment rights, "these rights are enforceable, and HMRC and the Fair Work Agency will not hestitate to take action where breaches occur." These are the words of the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds MP UK Business and Trade in his response to our letter calling for action against app companies that break the law. If that's true, why is
Uber still denying drivers rights won in the Supreme Court? We've heard the words. Now we want enforcement. Read the full response at https://adcu.org.uk/latest-news/adcu-receives-secretary-of-state-response-bogus-self-employment-is-unacceptable Brent Green Party Transport for London Sadiq Khan Mayor of London Andy Burnham London Assembly Dynamic Pay Claim

ADCU has received a response from the Secretary of State acknowledging that bogus self-employment is unacceptable and committing to consultation on employment status. The government also confirms that worker rights are enforceable regardless of the business model, and that HMRC and the Fair Work Age...

03/09/2026

🚨 UBER DRIVERS COULD BE OWED £21,000, AND...

Yesterday, a major milestone was reached in the fight over Uber’s Dynamic Pay.

Worker Info Exchange International officially filed the Dynamic Pay Claim against Uber in the Amsterdam District Court, with ADCU there to mark the occasion.

Independent analysis by Oxera estimates that since Uber introduced Dynamic Pay, drivers have lost an average of £5,300 a year since 2021.

That means eligible UK drivers could currently be looking at around £21,000 in compensation if the claim is successful.

And that figure isn't standing still.

The meter is ticking.

Every day Uber delays, the potential loss continues to grow.

The case challenges Uber’s use of opaque algorithms, automated work allocation and AI-driven surveillance systems.

I recently spoke to James Farrar from Worker Info Exchange about the Dynamic Pay Claim, how Uber’s algorithmic pay system works, the data behind it, and what the case could mean for drivers.

🎥 Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/F_DX6mqj7Qs?si=sTlkqmJOZf67WxBu

Importantly, the claim has now been filed, but it has not been determined by a court yet.

This could be a seriously important moment for Uber drivers across the UK and Europe.

More updates as the case progresses.