AI and the Automotive Job Market: Skills That Will Matter
Automation does not eliminate jobs - it reshapes skills. As the automotive industry enters a phase of competency selection, the ability to work with technology becomes critical. TTM is where the future of automotive skills takes shape.
Such forecasts are already emerging. We hear about workforce reductions, professions losing relevance, and changes that may arrive faster than many expect.
Today, the question is no longer whether the market will change, but who will be able to adapt—and how.
Automation does not affect everyone equally. The roles most at risk are those based on repetitive tasks, rigid processes, and narrow skill sets. Wherever decisions can be translated into an algorithm, technology can take over part of the workload. At the same time, demand is growing for specialists who can understand entire systems, interpret data, and combine technical knowledge with analytical thinking and hands-on experience.
The automotive industry is entering a phase of skills-based selection.
Those who will remain in the market are professionals who:
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learn to use new tools instead of resisting them,
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work with technology rather than alongside it,
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see change as a long-term process, not a one-off crisis.
Change is inevitable.
The scale of its impact is not.
From this perspective, one factor becomes crucial: access to knowledge, technology, and real-world examples of their application. This is where the role of industry events truly begins.
TTM – Automotive Technology Trade Fair is a space not only to see where the automotive sector is heading, but also to understand which competencies will have real value in the coming years. It is a place for conversations about tools that are transforming workshops and service centers, systems that support professionals in their daily work, and ways to consciously prepare for market transformation.
Automotive Technology Trade Fair (TTM)
April 23–26, 2026 | Poznań, Poland
See you there!