When LeBron James starts advertising self-driving cars, I think it's safe to assume that the technology is better than most people realize and that the future may arrive sooner than they think. Thoughts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yKBjVwgOcU Other posts by transportation futurist Jack Uldrich Pace of Trucking Industry About to Hit Warp Speed
In many respects, agriculture has long been a leader in adopting new technology. This might surprise some people, but it makes sense. Consider that in 1900, more than 40 percent of the American workforce was directly involved agriculture. Today it’s less than 2 percent. It took a great deal of technology to reduce the number [...]
Powered by rapidly emerging and converging technologies, the world today is changing faster than ever. These changes are being felt worldwide, and the hospitality industry is certainly not immune. Often emerging technologies and trends first present opportunities to those who are paying attention and anticipating the possibilities they might create. If ignored long enough however, [...]
In the coming decade, the confluence of three major technological trends will generate seismic shifts in the property and casualty insurance industry. Specifically, exponential advances in artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Big Data will lead to the creation of new and unconventional competitors; spawn the formation of new business models; and [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is like the Industrial Revolution on steroids. It is poised to transform virtually every industry on a scale that will leave many people breathless. The human resources profession is no exception. Here are five ways AI (defined as an intelligent machine that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance [...]
There are a number of ways to question the future. A recent trip back to my old high school got me reflecting upon how to prepare today’s youth for a world of constant change. My first piece of advice centered on getting the students to think about intelligence from a different perspective. Instead of focusing [...]
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of returning to my old high school to speak to the student body about my work as a futurist. The entire 45-minute presentation -- entitled “How to Think About Your Future” -- is available here. (The talk is primarily aimed at children between the ages of 12 and 18 but [...]
As a futurist, people frequently ask me how driverless automobiles and trucks will affect the future of urban areas. It’s not a bad question, but there’s a better question to ask: How can autonomous vehicles help create a more human-centric city? The focus of the first question assumes autonomous/self-driven cars are inevitable and urban planners [...]
Feeding the planet’s 7.3 billion people is no easy feat, but farmers all around the world have risen to challenge. Feeding the next three billion people--who are expected to arrive by 2050--will pose an even greater challenge. However, I am confident innovative farmers and agri-businesses will again step up to the plate (no pun intended). [...]
Alphabet just announced it is killing off the company's once highly touted Titan drone project which aimed to deliver high-speed Internet all around the world using drones. In retrospect, it might easy to laugh off the program as yet another overly ambitious Google/Alphabet project doomed to failure, but I’d advise against it. Why? Because the [...]
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