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Forecast 2022

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Read 117 predictions for 2022, a year that will see the world transform in big and small ways; this includes disruptions throughout our culture, technology, science, health and business sectors. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Fast Forecasts for 2022

U.S. automakers agree to adopt crash-avoidance braking by 2022. 1
The first 3D-printed car will be in production. 1
10% of the world's population will be wearing clothes connected to the Internet. 1
ESA and NASA will try to divert an asteroid out of its orbit. 1
Compliance period for the US Clean Power Plan begins. 1
Construction of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) begins in Chile. 1
Mobile payments grow to $3 trillion, a 200 fold increase from 7 years prior. 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
Denmark begins making shifts towards cash-free societies 1
Planes that use sunlight for fuel are used regularly. They use up to 17000 solar cells 1
Scientists capable of replicating faces solely through DNA analysis 1,

U.S. military food researchers develop pizza that can last up to 3 years 1
Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 1.1 US dollars 1
World population forecasted to reach 7,914,763,000 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

Corporate Forecasts for 2022

U.S. automakers agree to adopt crash-avoidance braking 1

Technology Forecasts for 2022

Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2022 include:

The big business future behind self-driving cars: Future of Transportation P2
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

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Business News for 2022

Business related predictions due to make an impact in 2022 include:

As e-commerce dies, click and mortar takes its place: Future of retail P3

Culture Forecasts for 2022

Culture related predictions due to make an impact in 2022 include:

Jobs that will survive automation: Future of Work P3
Rise of the electric car: Future of Energy P3
Militarize or disarm? Reforming the police for the 21st century: Future of policing P1
Geopolitics of the unhinged web: Future of the Internet P9
The trends pushing our education system towards radical change: Future of education P1

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