The Technological Convergence for Energy & Transportation

[Vladz0r]

I think it has become pretty common knowledge that the technological convergence is coming. I think this is a nice intro video that goes in a bit of depth with the history of different topics, and shows a nice amount of data on what's coming.
Looking at the summary of book "The Future Is Faster Than You Think" I think this is a pretty similar video version of that.
Some other noteworthy innovations (not included in this video iirc) include space travel and 3D printing, and how those technologies combined will trickle down into better materials, including 3D printed organs produced in space, as well as lower latency fiber optic cables and potentially metals produced there.
As the future of automation looks grim as unemployment continues to increase (ignoring that irrelevant 5% statistic in the US) I think that if you're someone locked into the middle class, there could be a lot of things to look forward to, assuming we continue to grow without killing ourselves.
It could be advantageous to start planning a business for the future bearing some of these future technologies in mind.
examples:

• Starting a mobile food cart on wheels rather than opening up a restaurant.
• Thinking of mobile apps that may work better in the future than now, once there's higher bandwidth, processing power, and and lower latency.
• Artists can draft designs for products and create 3D printable models to test products more easily

I can't find the list of topics I saw once before, but here are some big ones:
Space Travel - reusable rockets, cheaper machines, 3D Printed Satallites, Rockets as a cheaper and faster alternative to airplane travel
Satellite Internet & 5G - (Starlink, Amazon, Verizon, etc.)
3D Printing
Mobile Computing & Quantum Computing
Virtual Reality
Renewable Energy & Battery Storage Capacity - think Tesla with their gigafactories and solar grids
Artificial Intelligence - mostly specialized right now, but for some tasks as complex as Autonomous Driving and Surgical Procedures
Automated Machines for Industry Use - think of how Tesla and Amazon have machines to do a big bulk of their entire business
Brain Implant Technology - ex. Neuralink to alleviate certain brain conditions such as schizophrenia and paralysis from stroke

 

I found this video interesting even knowing about some of the technologies already. Seeing the numbers and how it might all fit together is cool. We might actually be able to catch up to China in things like internet and transportation through parts of this technological convergence, without having to actually fix our infrastructure too much.

Edited February 19, 2020 by Vladz0r