autonomous driving specialist

Autonomous driving specialists design and oversee the operation of an autonomous vehicle. They collect data on systems performance, conduct vehicle testing and analyse test data. Autonomous driving specialists are aware of different technologies employed in self-driving cars, automotive systems and automotive technologies.

The most in-demand skills for this role include photogrammetry, telecommunications engineering, information architecture, embedded systems, radars, types of vehicles. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives autonomous driving specialist a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.