The Bright Ideas Visionaries Should Have Learned at CES 2019

WHO:
ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, had several of our research visionaries on site at CES 2019.

WHAT:
ABI Research has compiled the most compelling technology findings at CES 2019 into brief updates — a total of 14 1-minute reads. The second annual “What Were the Bright Ideas That Visionaries Should Have Learned From CES 2019?” whitepaper contains our analysts’ perspectives to help strategically guide our clients to see the bigger picture and act on it now.

WHY:
With 180,000 visitors and more than 4,500 exhibitors, CES 2019 maintained the momentum from previous years at the intersection between consumer verticals, including automotive, smart home, entertainment, and healthcare/wellness, as well as underlying technologies, such as computing and short-range wireless semiconductors, AI (Artificial Intelligence), AR (Augmented Reality), robotics, short-range wireless connectivity, and video.

“CES is slowly reinventing itself,” said Dominique Bonte, Vice President of Verticals/End Markets at ABI Research. “While the largest global tech event is still very much defined by consumer hardware, it is now branching out into new verticals and new – at times invisible — technologies like Artificial Intelligence and voice assistants. Besides also giving a bigger voice to startups, CES is clearly jumping on the bandwagon of telling the digital transformation story of verticals and consumer experiences.”

THE BRIGHT IDEAS VISIONARIES SHOULD HAVE LEARNED FROM CES 2019 INCLUDE:

Smart Cities and Smart Spaces:

INRIX announced a partnership with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada using its AV Road Rules framework to digitize, validate, and manage local traffic rules and restrictions, such as speed limits, crosswalks, school zones, and stop signs in busy areas for HAV (highly automated vehicle) testing and deployment. INRIX also announced joining the PAVE (Partners for Automated Vehicle Education) coalition solely aimed at informing and educating the public and policymakers on the impact of HAVs on future mobility. Other PAVE members include AAA, Audi of America, Daimler, Intel, National Safety Council, NVIDIA, SAE International, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Waymo.