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Aug 2021
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154. Cambridge IELTS 16 | Do the Advanta...

LILIE KING
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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?

 

self-driving cars

autonomous cars

 

employment losses

job losses

 

truckers

delivery couriers

be made redundant

to reskill

 

to reduce operating expenses

to cut costs 

 

the logistics company UPS

Read the sample essay here: https://www.ieltsessaybank.com/in-the-future-all-cars-will-be-driverless/

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