Safety Driver – Autonomous Vehicle Testing

PrideNow; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

PrideNow in Dallas/Austin, TX is seeking Safety Drivers to test and improve autonomous vehicle tech on real roads. You will switch between manual driving and supervising autonomous mode, monitor surroundings, and record observations to help the system learn to drive safely.

We're looking for experienced drivers with a valid US license, strong judgment, and comfort with new technology. This full-time role offers 40 hours per week across multiple shifts in Dallas or Austin.

Qualifications

• Valid U.S. driver’s license held for at least 3 years.
• Strong driving and situational-awareness skills.
• Good judgment behind the wheel.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable driving in different traffic, weather, and road conditions.
• Comfortable using technology.
• Able to follow detailed procedures.
• Reliable and professional.

Responsibilities

• Switch between manual driving and supervising autonomous mode.
• Monitor traffic, pedestrians, road conditions, and surroundings.
• Identify potential hazards and react appropriately.
• Work alongside remote operators and engineering teams.
• Perform basic vehicle safety checks.
• Record observations and driving data.
• Help collect information used to improve autonomous driving systems.
• Assist with basic technology-related tasks.
• Help with simple hardware adjustments and software uploads.
• Follow established testing and safety procedures.

Skills

Safe driving

Situational awareness

Attention to detail

Reliability

Follow procedures

Tech-savvy

Job description

Dallas & Austin, TX | $22-$25/hour | Full-Time | 40 hours/week | Direct Placement

Turn your driving experience into a full-time career.

If you already know how to handle traffic, navigate busy roads, stay alert behind the wheel, and make good decisions when conditions change — we want to talk to you.

We're hiring Safety Drivers to help test and improve the next generation of autonomous vehicles. This is your opportunity to take the driving skills you already have and use them in a completely different environment — working directly with autonomous vehicle technology instead of driving passengers or making deliveries all day.

Dallas or Austin, TX

You won't be sitting at home waiting for your next Uber request.

You won't be chasing delivery bonuses.

You won't have to worry about where your next passenger is coming from.

Instead, you'll be part of a team working with next-generation autonomous vehicles on real roads. You'll drive when needed, supervise the vehicle when it's operating autonomously, monitor what's happening around you, and provide the information needed to help improve the technology. You're not just driving. You're helping teach the technology how to drive safely.

WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY DO

• Switch between manual driving and supervising autonomous mode
• Monitor traffic, pedestrians, road conditions, and your surroundings
• Identify potential hazards and react appropriately
• Work alongside remote operators and engineering teams
• Perform basic vehicle safety checks
• Record observations and driving data
• Help collect information used to improve autonomous driving systems
• Assist with basic technology-related tasks
• Help with simple hardware adjustments and software uploads
• Follow established testing and safety procedures

Don't have autonomous vehicle experience? That's okay.

You don't need to be an engineer.

We're looking for people who are good drivers, safety-conscious, observant, dependable, and comfortable learning new technology.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

This opportunity may be a great fit if you have experience as a:

Delivery Driver

Or if you're simply an experienced driver looking for something different from traditional driving jobs.

• Valid U.S. driver's license held for at least 3 years
• Strong driving and situational-awareness skills
• Good judgment behind the wheel
• Strong attention to detail
• Comfortable driving in different traffic, weather, and road conditions
• Comfortable using technology
• Able to follow detailed procedures
• Reliable and professional

Training and job-specific procedures will be provided.

$22-$25 PER HOUR

Full-Time | 40 Hours/Week

Multiple shift options are available, including morning, afternoon, evening, and weekend schedules depending on location.

Dallas, TX or Austin, TX

This isn't a traditional driving job.

It's an opportunity to take something you already know how to do — drive safely — and put it to work in one of the fastest-changing areas of transportation technology.

You could be gaining hands-on experience with autonomous vehicles while earning $25/hour in a full-time position.

Ready to get out of the gig-economy cycle and try something new?

PrideNow is Pride Global’s light industrial staffing organization, a distinguished division within the Pride Global network. We specialize in providing top-tier workforce solutions to the light industrial industry. Leveraging our global reach, PrideNow is committed to empowering diversity, ensuring compliance, and driving success for our clients and candidates.

We collect personal information from applicants during the recruiting, pre-offer, and offer process.

During the recruiting, pre-offer process and offer process, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Identifiers, such as name, address, and email address.
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Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.

Workplace Ordinance: We will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.