Will AI replace Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs?
AI reaches little of this job’s work.
17/100
Low exposure
More exposed to AI than 32% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 31% of the work
What the job involves
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on a planned or scheduled basis. May collect a fare. Includes nonemergency medical transporters and hearse drivers.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(8)
- Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage driven fuel consumed, or fares received.
- Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service.
- Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems.
- Complete accident reports when necessary.
- Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations, using telephones or mobile two-way radios.
and 3 more
Out of reach(18)
- Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
- Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order.
- Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.
- Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.
- Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs.
and 13 more
Also called
Airport Shuttle Driver · Shuttle Driver · Transportation Driver · Courtesy Car Driver · Courtesy Van Driver · Funeral Car Driver · Hearse Driver · Chauffeur
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics