Dassault Study: Americans Believe in a Teched-Out Tomorrow
Emily Pollock posted on January 09, 2019 |
Dassault’s study examined how likely Americans felt they will be using smart infrastructure and home systems by 2030, along with topics like personalized healthcare and shopping experiences. (Image courtesy of Dassault Systèmes.)
According to a recent study by Dassault Systèmes, Americans believe that the cities of 2030 are going to be significantly more technologically involved than the cities of 2019.
From November 19 to 29, Dassault polled 1,000 American adults on what they thought the modern city would look like in 2030. The company asked respondents questions about things like age, race and socioeconomic status to help ensure it had a representative sample of the U.S. population. Participants were also asked about their current tech use to compare the projected statistics.
Despite recent security concerns, Americans believe that cities will use smart home technology: Internet of Things (IoT)-connected devices that let homeowners automate systems in their homes, monitor them remotely, or control them via vocal cues. Of those polled, 72 percent think it’s likely that they’ll be using remotely monitored or voice-activated appliances. A similar number (70 percent) expect to be using fully connected home systems—a big jump from the 5 percent of consumers who currently report using them.
And apparently, recent privacy concerns about Siri and Alexa…