Will AI Replace Truck Drivers? AI Risk 45/100

Q: Will AI replace truck drivers?

Truck drivers get an AI risk score of 45 out of 100 (medium risk). Parts of the job will be automated, but the role itself should change rather than disappear.

Medium risk

The verdict

Parts of the job will be automated, but the role itself should change rather than disappear.

What AI already does

Self-driving trucks are being tested on highways.

What stays human

City streets, loading, bad weather and handling problems on the road.

What to learn next

Specialist loads, fleet management, logistics.

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Other transport jobs

Warehouse workers55/100, medium risk Taxi and rideshare drivers55/100, medium risk Delivery drivers45/100, medium risk Airline pilots20/100, low risk Air traffic controllers15/100, low risk

Safer moves from truck 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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