technology predictions for 2028 | Future timeline
Read technology predictions for 2028, 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.
technology forecasts for 2028
Forecast
In 2028, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
- Canada's high skilled workforce and lower dollar will make the Greater Toronto Area the second-biggest tech hub in North America after Silicon Valley by 2026 to 2028. Likelihood: 70% 1
- Smartphones become capable of detecting diseases through brethalyzer screening technology 1
- Contact lenses with cameras become available for purchase 1
- Asia becomes the center of air travel 1
- Hypersonic missiles are in military use 1
- Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 0.65 US dollars 1
- World sales of electric vehicles reaches 11,846,667 1
- Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 176 exabytes 1
- Global Internet traffic grows to 572 exabytes 1
Prediction
Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2028 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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2021-01-14 Last updated 2020-01-14
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