Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-04

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)

In the future, all the vehicles including cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. Passengers will be the only occupants of these vehicles. These vehicles will prevent from accidents that happen due to human error. Traffic management will get better due to these cars and busses. The disadvantage will be the layoffs of the drivers driving these vehicles causing unemlpoyment. The people's trust on the technology is questionable.

One of the drawbacks of driverless vehicles is the potential unemployment of professional drivers. Many people are earning by driving these vehicles. Due to driverless cars, they will lose their job and become jobless. This will eventually effect the financial condition of the families relying on the driver. For instance: Amazon launched the driverless package delivery which resulted in massive layoffs of the delivery riders. Another drawback is the trust issue of human nature. Will these vehicle be able to gain the trust of humans?. That is still questionable. People trust the human driving skills more than technology even though human can make errors.

On the other hand, Advantages of these advanced driverless cars will be less accidents that happen due to human error. Technology is getting advanced enough to take the passenger from one place to other without any accident or errors.For instance: Tesla was one of the earlier founder of driverless cars, these cars are getting in use by Uber and different taxi companies. They are testing these cars in different countries of Europe. Another advantage is better traffic management. These cars are designed and manufactured to follow the rules of traffic. So they will never break the traffic rules and managing the traffic would be easier and smoother.

In conclusion, although driverless cars will increase the unemployment and will have trust issues by humans. On the other side of picture it will help to eliminate the traffic accidents due to human error and will make the traffic management better. In my opinion, the advantages of these driverless cars will outweigh the disadvantages.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address both sides of the question and state a clear view in the introduction and conclusion: you believe the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Relevant points include driver unemployment and public trust, contrasted with fewer human-error accidents and improved traffic flow. The examples about delivery services and Tesla also show an effort to support your claims. However, some points are asserted rather than fully explained: for example, the claim that driverless vehicles will prevent accidents and the example of Amazon causing “massive layoffs” need clearer, more credible support. The trust concern is raised but not resolved or weighed against the benefits. More precise explanation of why the advantages are greater would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on disadvantages, a paragraph on advantages, and a conclusion. The contrast signposts “On the other hand” and “In conclusion” help readers follow the argument, and the main ideas generally progress logically. Some cohesion is mechanical, however, with repeated openings such as “Another drawback” and “Another advantage,” and repeated references to “these vehicles” and “these cars.” The opening paragraph also lists several points before the body develops them, while the conclusion repeats the same points without adding a clear comparison of their relative importance. Use more varied linking and clearer references, and connect each example directly to the claim it supports.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the main argument, including “driverless,” “human error,” “unemployment,” “traffic management,” and “financial condition.” There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “professional drivers” and “delivery riders.” However, the range is limited by repetition of “cars,” “vehicles,” “advantage,” and “disadvantage,” and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “prevent from accidents,” “trust on the technology,” and “the earlier founder” are examples. Spelling errors such as “busses” and “unemlpoyment” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more precise collocations and check spelling; this would make the argument sound more natural and controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple statements and some longer structures, including the concession in “although driverless cars will increase the unemployment…” and the relative clause “families relying on the driver.” Most ideas remain understandable, but grammatical control is uneven. Examples include “Will these vehicle be able,” where the noun should be plural, and “human can make errors,” where the subject needs a determiner or plural form. The question “Will these vehicle…?” is also punctuated as a question within the paragraph, interrupting the formal argument. Some sentence boundaries are unclear, as in “errors.For instance,” and the conclusion’s “On the other side of picture” lacks an article. Review agreement, articles, plurals, and punctuation, while practising accurate complex sentences.

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