Amazon Drivers Are Actually Just "Drivers Delivering for Amazon," Amazon Says
This is a very important difference.
"this is how we avoid treating them like employees - or even humans"
I bet Amazon can't fucking wait for self driving prime vans to be road legal.
It's a dicey prospect though. The amount of money they'd save in wages could quickly get offset by a few accidents. I'm sure they'd love to get rid of driver's wages, but in the end game drivers are pretty cheap and low risk.