4 Vehicle Trends To Anticipate In 2023
Does it seem as if some trends are omnipresent on everyone’s annual “Anticipated Trends” lists?
Don’t worry, it's not just you. Innovation doesn’t just instantaneously burst onto the scene out of the blue.
There are levels to this–specifically, there are stages of development before concepts turn into actual working products fit for public consumption.
On that note, these are three (not all unfamiliar) tech trends we’re looking forward to in 2023.
Flying Taxis
FAA compliance aside, this is one kind of tech that excites the sci-fi geek in many of us.
No longer just a futuristic concept in the movies, electric drone-like passenger vehicles (like quiet helicopters) will actually grace skies in the near future and help us circumvent hellish rush hour traffic in crowded metropolitans. United Airlines is said to be making early moves in this space right now.
Synthetic Climate-Neutral(?) Fuel
EVs are one of the hottest (and most funded) topics when it comes to sustainability and green initiatives, but what about the overwhelming majority of gas-guzzlers on the road? They won’t just be instantly phased out and will continue contributing to carbon emissions.
Enter e-Fuels, which are synthetically made carbon-neutral fuels that are (supposedly) near-carbon-neutral. A wind-powered plant in Chile has already produced enough to test in a Porsche 911, and is looking to boost that production in the coming years.
Further Fleet Electrification
The ever-present push to go green(er) continues, and more fleets are prioritizing these initiatives. Two examples include Amazon’s Rivian delivery trucks that hit the road earlier this year and USPS’s plans to replace their aging (and environmentally-unfriendly) fleet with up to 75% electric vehicles by 2028.
The initiative to make most government vehicles electric by 2035 will spur the movement for the next few years, and will likely encourage the same for large commercial fleets.
Advanced AI Implementation
AI-related anything is basically a mainstay on anyone’s tech-trend list, and deservedly so. Right now, it’s possible to have precise predictive and personalized routing in your vehicle’s live maps and even hail an autonomous robo-taxi in San Fran.
Though complete autonomy is still not completely ready to hit the highways en masse due to regulatory concerns and infrastructure issues, AI is still behind many of the innovations popping up in the next year and beyond. RVS is getting into the mix as well, with a two-way AI-dash cam set to debut shortly, that will be able to track driver behaviors and the road ahead!
