The giant investors SpaceX, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Baidu, Toyota, Tesla, Hyundai, VW, LG, Apple and Virgin are involved in smart cities from scratch to robot shuttles replacing 10 types of vehicle, vertical take-off taxis, Hyperloop, vertical farming, battery elimination, solar and sensor everything and structural electronics, according to the new IDTechEx report, Smart Cities Market 2021-2041: Energy, Food, Water, Materials, Transportation Forecasts. The reports forecasts the major disruptive opportunities for radically new city materials, equipment and systems totaling a $1.7 trillion market in 2041. The priority is business opportunities.
Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx, said, “Smart cities can be energy, food and wat