The article is supposed to predict the future but is flawed. The first part is how electric vehicles will make everything different, because electric is the future. So exhausts, batteries, and others are a thing of the past because of electric vehicles. No mention of hydrogen cars, or cleaner regular gas powered cars.
Then there is negating their own predictions with a prediction. You don't need mirrors because cameras are so common, and then you don't need cameras because the car will drive itself.
There is also a push for phones being the controller of the car. No keys, just a phone. Adjust everything by phone. Then they say the phone won't connect directly to the car because it's wireless charging.
There are some cool ideas, but the prediction is bad.
What are bad predictions you've seen? What are your predictions?
My prediction is: more blackouts.
They can barely keep the electricity grid stable as is. Hell, they already have to tell people not to charge the few electric cars out there, or even laptops, when the grid is unstable. My state in Germany even has an app that tells people when to reduce consumption because the grid is about to go tits up. It's not mandatory ... yet.
The more people switch to electric the more interesting it gets. Especially as reliable power plants get phased out in favor of uncontrollable and unpredictable renewables. It's going to be twice as fun for the US if they really go from gas stoves to electric on top of that.
My thoughts exactly. Just recently, California told its residents to refrain from charging their electric cars on a certain day, because it was straining the power grid.