technology predictions for 2022 | Future timeline
Read technology predictions for 2022, a year that will see the world transform thanks to disruptions in technology that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore some of them below. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
technology forecasts for 2022
- World's first electric commuter plane, Eviation Alice, built with 'pioneer' Spanish engineering, starts flying commercially starting this year. Likelihood: 90 Percent1
- NASA lands a rover to the moon between 2022 to 2023 to find water in advance of the US' return to the moon during the 2020s. (Likelihood 80%)1
- Between 2022 to 2026, the worldwide shift from smartphones to wearable augmented reality (AR) glasses will begin and will accelerate as the 5G rollout is completed. These next-generation AR devices will offer users context-rich information about their environment in real-time. (Likelihood 90%)1
- US automakers agree to adopt crash-avoidance braking by 2022.1
- All new car models will now have automatic braking by default. 1
- Planes that use sunlight for fuel are used regularly. They use up to 17000 solar cells1
Forecast
In 2022, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
- China achieves its aim of producing 40 percent of the semiconductors it uses in its manufactured electronics by 2020 and 70 percent by 2025. Likelihood: 80% 1
- Between 2022 to 2026, the worldwide shift from smartphones to wearable augmented reality (AR) glasses will begin and will accelerate as the 5G rollout is completed. These next-generation AR devices will offer users context-rich information about their environment in real-time. (Likelihood 90%) 1
- NASA lands a rover to the moon between 2022 to 2023 to find water in advance of the US' return to the moon during the 2020s. (Likelihood 80%) 1
- Between 2022 to 2024, cellular vehicle-to-everything technology (C-V2X) will be included in all new vehicle models sold in the US, enabling better communication between cars and city infrastructure, and reducing accidents overall. Likelihood: 80% 1
- 5G internet connectivity to be introduced into major Canadian cities between 2020 to 2022. Likelihood: 80% 1
- Canada to contribute AI and robotics technology (and possibly astronauts) to the US moon mission starting this year. Likelihood: 70% 1
- U.S. automakers agree to adopt crash-avoidance braking by 2022. 1
- All new car models will now have automatic braking by default. 1
- The BICAR, a cross between a bicycle and electric car, becomes available for purchase 1
- Planes that use sunlight for fuel are used regularly. They use up to 17000 solar cells 1
- Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 1.1 US dollars 1
- World sales of electric vehicles reaches 7,886,667 1
- Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 50 exabytes 1
- Global Internet traffic grows to 260 exabytes 1
Prediction
Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2022 include:
- How the first Artificial General Intelligence will change society: Future of artificial intelligence P2
- Artificial Intelligence is tomorrow’s electricity: Future of artificial intelligence P1
- Why are countries competing to build the biggest supercomputers? Future of Computers P6
- Cloud computing becomes decentralized: Future of Computers P5
- Gestures, holograms, and matrix-style mind uploading
- The digital storage revolution: Future of Computers P3
- A fading Moore’s Law to spark fundamental rethink of microchips: Future of Computers P4
- The big business future behind self-driving cars: Future of Transportation P2
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