2029 Predictions (48)

The Personalized MRNA Cancer Vaccine From Moderna And Merck (Intismeran Combined With Keytruda) Will Receive Its First Approval From A Major Regulator (FDA Or EMA).

By The End Of 2029, No Fusion Energy Company Will Have Delivered Commercial Electricity To The Grid, And Helion Energy's 2028 Target To Deliver 50 MW To Microsoft Will Not Be Met.

Cultivated Meat Production Cost Will Fall Below €10 Per Kilogram, Reaching Rough Price Parity With Conventional Meat.

The Global Commercial Robotaxi Fleet Reaches 500,000 Vehicles In 2029, Making Autonomous Rides A Mainstream Urban Transport Option In Major Cities.

More Than 100 Million Students Worldwide Use An AI-powered Tutoring Tool By 2029, With AI Tutors Becoming Standard Support In Math And Language Learning.

The European Central Bank Issues The Digital Euro For The First Time In 2029, Making It The First Live Retail CBDC Of A Major Western Economy.

Following The European Central Bank Roadmap, The Digital Euro Is Expected To Be Ready For A Potential First Issuance In 2029 And To Launch In Limited Use Across The Euro Area.

At Least One Brain-computer Interface (BCI) Implant Is Expected To Receive Commercial Marketing Approval In The US By 2029 For Patients With Paralysis Or Speech Impairment.

EVTOL Air Taxi Services Are Expected To Operate Regular Commercial Passenger Flights In At Least 10 Cities Worldwide By 2029.

AGI Systems Reach Human Level Across Multiple Tasks.

AI-assisted Scientists Win A Nobel Prize.

Global Oversight Mechanisms For AI Ethics And Safety Are Established.

Asset Tokenization Accounts For 20% Of The Global Asset Market.

AI-assisted Financial Advisors Serve 50% Of Individual Investors.

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Are Widely Used In Global Trade.

AI Teachers Deliver Education At A Level Equal To Human Teachers.

VR/AR-based Education Becomes Standard Across All Levels.

Blockchain-based Diploma Systems Gain Global Acceptance.

Autonomous Drone Swarms Are Used In Large-scale Military Missions.

AI-assisted Cyber Warfare Systems Are Actively Used.

AI Diagnostic Systems Are Expected To Surpass Clinician-level Accuracy Across All Medical Imaging.

Bioprinters Are Expected To Be Able To Produce Fully Functional Organs.

Gene Therapies Are Expected To Start Being Used In Common Diseases Such As Cancer And Heart Disease.

BCI Devices Are Expected To Be Used Routinely For Cognitive Enhancement In Healthy Individuals.

Brain Mapping Projects Are Expected To Map A Large Portion Of The Human Brain.

Neuroimplants Are Expected To Noticeably Increase Memory And Learning Capacity.

Biological Age Measurement Is Expected To Start Being Used By Health Insurers.

Neuromodulation Devices For Sleep Optimization Are Expected To Become Standard.

Anti-aging Drugs Are Expected To Enter Clinical Use.

AI-assisted Agricultural Robots Are Expected To Operate Fully Autonomously.

Vertical Farming Is Expected To Supply Roughly 20% Of Urban Food Supply.

Cultivated Meat Is Expected To Reach Price Parity With Conventional Meat.

Fusion Energy Connects To The Electricity Grid At Commercial Scale For The First Time.

Global Carbon Emissions Peak And Begin To Decline.

Renewable Energy Meets 60% Of Global Electricity.

1000+ Qubit Quantum Computers Enter Commercial Use.

The Moon Base Becomes A Permanent Human Settlement.

Crewed Spacecraft For Mars Missions Are Launched.

Asteroid Mining Delivers Its First Commercial Products.

Autonomous Vehicles Make Up 30% Of Global Vehicle Sales.

Electric Aircraft Provide Commercial Service On Medium-haul Flights.

Hyperloop Opens Its First Commercial Lines.

Humanoid Robots Become Widespread In Daily Household Tasks.

Industrial Robots Become Standard Across The Entire Manufacturing Sector.

Robotic Surgical Systems Enter Routine Use In Remote Surgery.

5G And Edge Computing Will Become The Default Infrastructure For New Smart Cities.

Smart Public Safety Systems Will Be The Fastest-growing Category.

Commercial Use Of A 100-Qubit Fault-tolerant Quantum Computer Will Begin In 2029.