5 Everyday Things That Are Likely To Disappear By 2050 And This Is What Will Replace Them

Preparing meals and serving meals will be a thing of the past in the next couple of years. From the look of things, robots are slowly replacing the human workforce in the hotel industry. By 2050, it seems like all hotels and restaurants will be full of robots to deliver the service. Even food delivery will be done by the robots. 

Drivers

Although there's considerable debate about when, exactly, they'll roll into our lives, it's clear to see: Autonomous vehicles are coming. Ford, for one, expects to launch self-driving cars by 2021. So does Volvo. Tesla, meanwhile, says it will have a fully autonomous vehicle by the end of 2020. And BMW and Daimler want to release their driverless vehicles by 2024. 

Meter reader

If you live in a modern structure, the chances are good that part of your tax bill is dedicated to paying someone to walk through your neighborhood and take readings of the outdoor utility meters. Soon, simple and cheap smart devices that are part of the mass-energy storage movement will make that walk—and that job—unnecessary.

Sports referee

With the marvelous introduction of the VAR system (Video Assistant Referee), many human referees are living the end of their careers. The idea is to install a VAR system in every sports match rather than just soccer since it reduces the scope for error.

Paper Maps

Thanks to internet guidance, Google Maps, built-in-car GPS devices, smartphones, and smartwatches, paper maps now seem like a nostalgic throwback. After all, a paper map can’t adjust itself for road detours or bad weather or suggest a faster or more direct route.