AI job risk: Transport

Will AI replace taxi and rideshare drivers?

Our AI risk score for taxi and rideshare drivers is 55 out of 100: medium risk.

55

Medium risk

The verdict

Expect a large share of the tasks to be automated in the next 5 to 10 years, with fewer people doing more.

What AI already does

Robotaxis already run without drivers in several cities.

What stays human

Places and roads robots cannot handle yet, and passengers who need help.

What to learn next

Specialist driving, logistics, fleet operations.

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Other transport jobs

Safer moves from taxi and rideshare drivers: air traffic controllers (15), airline pilots (20).

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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