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Where an autonomous driving specialist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an autonomous driving specialist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Also known as highly automated drive engineer, connected car specialist, self-driving car engineer, AV engineer, C-V2X specialist, autonomous driving engineer, connected vehicle specialist, ADF testing and validation engineer, autonomous vehicle engineer, ADAS testing and validation engineer, autonomous vehicle specialist, autonomous car specialist.

Professionals 62 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: rolling stock engineer, 25%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from autonomous driving specialist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an autonomous driving specialist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An autonomous driving specialist needs 44 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

computer vision information and communication technologies (icts)
infrared sensors engineering, manufacturing and construction
drive motor vehicle prototypes working with machinery and specialised equipment
advanced driver assistant systems information and communication technologies (icts)
model sensor communication, collaboration and creativity
signal processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
types of tyres services
vehicle-to-everything technologies information and communication technologies (icts)
artificial neural networks information and communication technologies (icts)
report the results of treatment information skills

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Autonomous driving specialist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an autonomous driving specialist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.