It might seem a little weird to predict about 2021 when 2020 has taught us how unpredictable a year can be. No one, absolutely no one, saw the changing events of the last year. Besides, like any industry, the abrupt changes in the world affected the tech industry.
While we can talk about misery forever, instead we will use it to enlighten you with the brighter side of the world. Which is that it is highly probable that tech will help us come through the crisis 2020 left us with.
From having our homes turning into offices, virtual interactions, and high internet usage, tech trends will drive the force in managing the change.
While COVID-19 has not disappeared from the planet, the world is heading toward post-pandemic living. This involves working through difficulties caused but the unusual crisis fosters development and adaptation.
The world has undoubtedly become more digitalized, which has forced everyone to have an online life. The coronavirus has sent millions of people to their homes with the internet at stake. The new lifestyle sparked high internet usage. In such times, Internet service providers delivered high-speed internet service to customers in need.
For instance, Hughes satellite internet is still providing its high-speed internet services at affordable rates for its customers all across the United States.
Similarly, there are a handful of other internet service providers that have played their part in making the new life more adaptable for the people.
Apart from internet service providers, technology has played its part and is expected to continue doing it to make navigation easier for the new reality.
Following are some of the tech trends that are expected to lead in 2021:
Artificial Intelligence
We said it a few years back, we will say it again; Artificial Intelligence is here to stay.
One of the biggest tech trends at the movement is Artificial Intelligence, and in 2021, it is expected to become even more beneficial. The valuable tools that are a by-product of Artificial Intelligence are expected to help people understand and interpret the world around them.
The volume of data that people have collected concerning infection rates, health care, and models we successfully created to prevent the spread of infection will continue hand in hand with AI.
This also means that machine learning will become highly informed and more upgraded to provide solutions to people.
Robotics, Drones, and Vehicle Automation
The coronavirus outbreak has caused a major fluctuation in the number of passengers using public transport. Considering the local conditions, major initiatives have been made around normalizing self-driving cars.
Other than that, driving efficiency across public transport is expected to become a priority for those that provide service and also for the civic authorities. Keeping this in mind, human labor is expected to balance the uncertainty around customer demand by reducing the cost.
In the past few years, we witnessed the emergence of robotics in the assisted industries and sectors. Robotic assistance is expected as its demand will include particularly when it comes to the internet with people vulnerable to infections.
However, humans will not be completely replaced but many important tasks will be assigned to robotics in the future. Robotic devices will be expected to provide medium to 24/7 communication in home-help.
Drones have started performing tasks in mid of the pandemic. In 2021, there will be more demands and expectations attached to it. Drones will be used to supply medicines. The drones will be equipped with a computer vision algorithm that will be used to footfall in public areas to identify the areas with increased risk of viral transmission.
Extended Reality
Extended reality, virtual reality, and augmented reality are all the terms used for glasses or headsets that project computer-generated imagery.
When the vision in the user’s field is superimposed then it is AR. However, if the user places the user into an environment created by the computer then it is VR.
In 2021, we will see a lot more of these in combination with other trends disused above.
Expect the Expected in 2021
2020 might have come out of left field, but we expect 2021 to be all as per the plan. The plan mostly has technology in it, so it is important to know which tech trends are expected to rule 2021.
