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Where a autonomous driving specialist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a 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.

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

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from autonomous driving specialist. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a autonomous driving specialist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

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

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a autonomous driving specialist already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.