Picture this: The year is 2030. You’ve just wrapped up your four-day work week and are ready for the weekend. Your autonomous vehicle pulls up, more punctual than your last date, ready to take you to dinner. As you settle in, a custom-generated documentary on home renovation — your latest social media obsession — flickers to life on your spatial computing device.

Our 2030 predictions may sound like sci-fi, but they’re closer to reality than the headlines suggest.