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Taxi Drivers
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on an unplanned basis and charge a fare, usually based on a meter.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Collect fares or vouchers from passengers, and make change or issue receipts as necessary.Mostly human for now
- 02Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service.AI could speed this up a lot
- 03Complete accident reports when necessary.AI could speed this up a lot
- 04Determine fares based on trip distances and times, using taximeters and fee schedules, and announce fares to passengers.AI could speed this up a lot
- 05Drive taxicabs or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.Mostly human for now
- 06Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.Mostly human for now
- 07Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems.AI could speed this up a lot
- 08Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing.Mostly human for now
- 09Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water.Mostly human for now
- 10Pick up passengers at prearranged locations, at taxi stands, or by cruising streets in high-traffic areas.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job lossToo little dataNot enough work use was seen to measure. This does not mean the job is safe from AI.Anthropic, 2026
28%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 54% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 100% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Collect fares or vouchers from passengers, and make change or issue receipts as necessary.
- Drive taxicabs or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
- Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.