Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-28

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

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.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Yuval Noah Harrari has rightly said, " Humans are creating powerful machines which lack the element of empathy." In this race of AI, humans are creating superhumans who can pose threat to their very own existence. It is often said that in the future all cars, buses, and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers.

I would argue that driverless cars have more disadvantges than advantages.

To begin with, machines cannot take rational decisions. For example, if a robost has to decide between the life of a passenger or hitting someone on the road, it cannot take a logical decision. The consequnces would be disastrous.

Furthermore, in developed countries like US, autonomous vehicles have already hit the road. Driverless trcuks are being used for deliveries. However, the data shows that it has led to a significant increased in accidents.

Moreover, humans are the ones who are making robots and machines. These robots can sometimes fail in accomplishing tasks. In such scenarios, they are dependent on humans. For instance, if a robot faces any problem in its system while driving, it can pose a great threat to humanity. The CEO of Texla is against the idea of automonous vehicles as he is aware of the repercussions.

Moving forward, driverless vehicles means using sensors in cars, buses, and trucks. Somestimes, sensors may fail to detect danger, which is more dangerous. For instance, if a driverless car fails to recognize traffic signs due to any reason and then make a reckless decision, it will cost the life of millions of people.

Hence, there is nothing wrong in saying that benefits of driverless vehicles would not outweigh the disadvantages.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response addresses the prompt by clearly stating a position that the disadvantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the advantages. The writer attempts to support this position with several arguments regarding ethics, safety, and system failures. However, the development of these ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive. For instance, the points about sensors failing and robots failing overlap significantly. Furthermore, the claim that autonomous vehicles have led to a 'significant increased in accidents' in the US lacks specific supporting evidence or nuance, bordering on over-generalisation. Despite these weaknesses in idea extension, all parts of the prompt are addressed with a consistent stance throughout, aligning well with the Band 6 descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The essay presents a coherent overall arrangement with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a brief conclusion. Each body paragraph focuses on a distinct argument. However, paragraphing is underdeveloped, with several very short, single-sentence paragraphs that disrupt the flow and logical progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are used, but transitions like 'Moving forward' and 'Hence' are somewhat mechanical or misused given the context. Referencing is generally clear, but the lack of cohesive linking between the brief paragraphs makes the overall structure feel disjointed. This level of organisation and cohesion fits the Band 6 criteria closely.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common items such as 'autonomous vehicles', 'repercussions', and 'rational decisions'. However, there are notable spelling errors ('disadvantges', 'robost', 'consequnces', 'trcuks', 'automonous', 'Somestimes') and grammatical word-choice errors, such as 'significant increased' instead of 'significant increase'. There are also factual or typographical slips with proper nouns and brand names ('Texla' instead of Tesla). While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the main points, these lexical errors and misspellings indicate a limitation in control, placing the response firmly at Band 5.5 or 6.0. Given the frequency of spelling slips, a score of 5.5 is appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing conditional structures ('if a robot faces any problem...') and introductory clauses effectively. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'driverless vehicles means using sensors' (subject-verb agreement error), 'take a logical decision' (collocational and grammatical awkwardness), and punctuation or phrasing issues such as 'cost the life of millions of people' (pluralisation error: 'lives of millions of people'). While communication is not heavily impeded and the meaning remains clear, the accumulation of non-systematic errors across various sentence structures prevents the response from achieving a Band 6.5, making Band 6.0 a fair evaluation.

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