Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs.

“Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs.” is a task performed by Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs. Among the occupation's 26 rated tasks, workers place it 21st by importance (#6 most important). About 99% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Notify others of emergencies or problems. in Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation. · importance 4.8
• Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order. · importance 4.8
• Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner. · importance 4.8
• Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations. · importance 4.8
• Operate vehicles with specialized equipment, such as wheelchair lifts, to transport and secure passengers with special needs. · importance 4.8
• Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water. · importance 4.7
• Pick up and drop off passengers at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules. · importance 4.7
• Drive shuttle busses, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers. · importance 4.7
• Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage driven fuel consumed, or fares received. · importance 4.7
• Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems. · importance 4.6
• Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles, and help them with any luggage. · importance 4.6
• Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service. · importance 4.6
• Pick up or meet passengers according to requests, appointments, or schedules. · importance 4.6
• Arrange to pick up particular customers or groups on a regular schedule. · importance 4.4

See all tasks on the Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-23754,
  title  = {Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-23754}
}