Will AI replace delivery drivers?

Unlikely.

Drones and robots work in trials. Finding the door, carrying parcels and dealing with customers is still human.

AI-proof score

71/100

Fairly safe

AI will help with parts of the job, but it needs a human.

Easy to automateNeeds a human

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Six ratings feed the score. Four protect a job from AI and two expose it. How we score jobs

Hands-onProtects: Skilled physical work in the real world
Unpredictable settingsProtects: Every site, home or patient is different
Human touchProtects: Trust, care or persuasion face to face
AccountabilityProtects: Licensed or high-stakes — someone has to sign it off
Screen-basedExposes: Work done on a computer with text, data or images
RoutineExposes: Repeatable, rules-based tasks

Average advertised pay: £42,500 a year (across listings that show pay).

Booker Group · PL53NY

Delivery / van driver: Drones and robots work in trials. Finding the door, carrying parcels and dealing with customers is still human.

71Fairly safe

Appcastenterprise · Cardiff

Delivery / van driver: Drones and robots work in trials. Finding the door, carrying parcels and dealing with customers is still human.

71Fairly safe

Appcastenterprise · Rochdale

Delivery / van driver: Drones and robots work in trials. Finding the door, carrying parcels and dealing with customers is still human.

71Fairly safe

ASDA · IV26BZ

£13.10/hrPart-timePermanent

Delivery / van driver: Drones and robots work in trials. Finding the door, carrying parcels and dealing with customers is still human.

71Fairly safe

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