Selected Driving Occupations at Risk From Vehicle Automation

Selected Driving Occupations at Risk From Vehicle Automation

Proof Point

Executive Office of U.S. President Obama predicted vehicle automation technologies could slash up to 83% or 3.1 million of driving-related jobs in U.S.

Selected Driving Occupations at Risk From Vehicle Automation

2016

Note: Total number of jobs extracted from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2015 Employment Data

Proof Point Findings

  • Threatened Jobs – Existing part-time and full-time driving jobs in U.S. that can potentially be displaced with introduction of autonomous vehicles
  • Potential Displacements – Autonomous vehicles expected to displace between 2.2 million and 3.1 million current part-time and full-time driving jobs in U.S., as predicted by Executive Office of U.S. President Barack Obama
  • Highest Potential Job Loss – Truck driving forecasted to be at risk of losing most number of jobs to vehicle automation, with potential displacements between 1.5 million and 2.2 million
  • Affected Ridesharing Drivers – Ridesharing companies' deployment of autonomous vehicle fleets also predicted to displace 90% to 100% of their network of part-time or full-time drivers, potentially leaving 364,000 drivers unemployed
  • Key Drivers – Include increasing number of entrants in self-driving car market, improvement and advancement of autonomous vehicle technologies, deployment of semi-autonomous driving features in current cars, and easing government regulations to test driverless vehicles on public roads

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Sector

Information Technology, Transportation and Logistics

Source

Date Last Updated

May 31, 2017

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