TI offer RS-485 parts like THVD1406/THVD1426 that have auto-direction control, which uses a inbuilt monstable to enable the BUS driver for a specific time.
That's similar to the PNP 8550 shown above.
In most cases the RS-485 BUS spends time at idle with no chip driving, so you need fail-safe (offset schmitt) parts and many offset bias the BUS as well.