Is your job actually at risk? Let's look at the real numbers.

Where the risk is concentrated right now

Robotaxi service (Waymo, Tesla, Zoox) is displacing rideshare and taxi trips in a small number of metro areas — see the deployment tracker for exactly which cities. Trucking is a separate and higher-stakes fight: the Teamsters union is currently suing the California DMV over driverless truck rules, arguing hundreds of thousands of trucking jobs are at risk — full details in the legislation tracker.

If you don't drive in one of the metro areas with active robotaxi service, or haul freight on routes targeted for autonomous trucking pilots, near-term risk to your specific work is lower than the national headlines suggest — but worth watching, since deployment maps are expanding quickly.

Transition & retraining programs

A growing number of states and regions are standing up dedicated funds for transportation workers affected by automation — for example, New Jersey's Transportation Workforce Fund. Programs vary widely by state; this section is being built out state-by-state (see the data library for source reports).

• →New Jersey Transportation Workforce Fund — retraining grants for affected transportation workers.
• →Job Board — openings in fleet operations, logistics, and dispatch roles that draw on driving experience.

Legal rights & benefits

Whether you're eligible for unemployment benefits, retraining funds, or displacement protections depends heavily on your employment classification (independent contractor vs. employee) and state. This section will house a state-by-state benefits and rights guide — currently in progress. If you need help now, your state's Department of Labor and your union or driver association (if you belong to one) are the fastest paths to a real answer.