In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

In the future, all vehicles will be autonomous. Passengers will be the only people inside them. I believe businesses could cut costs by using
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advantage far outweighs any potential disadvantages. One downside of self-driving
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might be that they could lead to large employment losses. Nowadays, in many countries, a great number of people are making a living by driving, be they truckers, bus
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, or delivery couriers. Imagine all these people are made redundant by autonomous
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. That would raise the unemployment rates in these countries significantly.
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, I think
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can be avoided if
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re-skill to get themselves a job in a new sector. On the positive side,
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could help businesses reduce operating expenses.
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is because
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, they would not need to hire
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to deliver their products or services to their customers.
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, the American logistics company UPC currently has hundreds of thousands of trucks,
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them an average of $60,000 per year, which adds up to tens of billions of dollars annually. Replacing these
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with autonomous
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could mean that these huge salary payments could be eliminated. I think
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could create a great advantage for society as a whole because companies could devote the money they save on
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to other aspects of their business. Which could mean cheaper, better goods for customers. In conclusion,
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self-driving vehicles would result in many job losses, I believe
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downside is greatly outweighed by the upside that these vehicles could help businesses save operating costs.

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task achievement
Expand on your ideas for a stronger argument. Explain how re-skilling can work in practice.
coherence and cohesion
Make sure your ideas are linked clearly. Use connectors like 'firstly', 'secondly', and 'finally'.
coherence and cohesion
Your conclusion summarizes your main points well.
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You provided a relevant example with the UPS company, which adds strength to your argument.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
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  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite
Topic Vocabulary:
  • driverless vehicles
  • advantages
  • disadvantages
  • increased safety
  • reduced traffic congestion
  • improved efficiency
  • accessibility
  • disabled
  • elderly
  • job displacement
  • privacy concerns
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