technology predictions for 2030 | Future timeline
Read technology predictions for 2030, 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 2030
- China's Long March-9 rocket makes its first official launch this year, carrying a full payload of 140 tonnes into low-Earth orbit. With this launch, the Long March-9 rocket becomes the world's largest space launch system, significantly reducing the cost of deploying assets into Earth's orbit. Likelihood: 80%1
- South Africa's new super radio telescope, the SKA, is fully operational. Likelihood: 70%1
- The capacity of offshore wind turbines is raised to 17 GW each from a previous maximum limit of 15 GW. Likelihood: 50%1
- Flying cars hit the road, and the air 1
- South Africa's "Jasper project" is fully built1
- Kenya's "Konza City" is fully built1
- Libya's "Great Man-Made River project" is fully built1
- Share of global car sales taken by autonomous vehicles equals 20 per cent1
- Average number of connected devices, per person, is 131
Forecast
In 2030, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
- The first fully electric commercial airliners go into service for shorter domestic flights inside the US and within Europe between 2029 to 2032. (Likelihood 90%) 1
- Flying cars hit the road, and the air 1
- Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 0.5 US dollars 1
- South Africa's "Jasper project" is fully built 1
- Kenya's "Konza City" is fully built 1
- Libya's "Great Man-Made River project" is fully built 1
- Share of global car sales taken by autonomous vehicles equals 20 per cent 1
- World sales of electric vehicles reaches 13,166,667 1
- (Moore's Law) Calculations per second, per $1,000, equals 10^17 (one human brain) 1
- Average number of connected devices, per person, is 13 1
- Global number of Internet connected devices reaches 109,200,000,000 1
- Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 234 exabytes 1
- Global Internet traffic grows to 708 exabytes 1
Prediction
Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2030 include:
- How the first Artificial General Intelligence will change society: Future of artificial intelligence P2
- Future of software development: Future of computers P2
- Say goodbye to your mouse and keyboard, new user interfaces to redefine humanity: Future of computers P1
- Housing prices crash as 3D printing and maglevs revolutionize construction: Future of Cities P3
- Your addictive, magical, augmented life: Future of the Internet P6
- The day wearables replace smartphones: Future of the Internet P5
- Your future inside the Internet of Things: Future of the Internet P4
- Gestures, holograms, and matrix-style mind uploading
- The big business future behind self-driving cars: Future of Transportation P2
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