AI and mobility trends 2025: Milo’s insights from CES

Outside, neon lights lit up the Vegas sky; inside, cutting-edge technologies illuminated the future. Meet Milo, our expansion expert, and Director US. He shares his insider take on the hottest AI trends and mobility reshaping industries worldwide, as well as on how to drive sustainability and crack Europe.

1. Insider take on the hottest trends in AI and mobility

Milo, you attended CES this year, a key event for tech leaders worldwide. What unique insights did you bring back from the show?

This year, it was clear that the hot topics in tech are AI and Automation. In the consumer electronics hall, all the major brands (Samsung, LG, etc.) were debuting their latest AI upgrades to traditional consumer electronics. A TV with AI, an alarm clock with AI, an AI powered refrigerator, a vacuum cleaner, and a microwave. It seemed like an arms race by the major brands to incorporate AI into every product line. Clearly, this is what the major players see as the future of consumer products.

In the mobility hall, the autonomous vehicle companies were the stars of the show, drawing the largest crowds. Waymo had a very impressive booth, along with Zoox (who demoed one of their self-driving cars during the conference), Mobileye showcased their autonomous shuttle which will be a European competitor to China’s WeRide, and Zeekr (who is producing the next generation of Waymo fleet vehicles) had many of their models on display. The implication in my eyes is that the major EV-automakers have pivoted from trying to develop their own robotaxi from scratch (like GM’s Cruise, for example) to competing to become hardware providers for transit agencies, like we see in Switzerland with the SBB pilot projects with WeRide, and established autonomous rideshare services like Waymo, Uber, and Lyft. Waymo is notably moving away from their self-produced Jaguar vehicles towards off-the-shelf options from Zeekr and Hyundai, whose IONIQ5 AV platform is also used by Hyundai's AV venture, Motional.

With AI and mobility dominating CES, what trends caught your attention as particularly groundbreaking or unexpected?

A shift that I’ve noticed over the last couple of years, which seems to have fully taken hold by this CES, is that sustainability is no longer an add-on but a central aspect of the way that many of these brands are positioning themselves. 

What are some standout applications or use cases that you believe could shape industries in the near future?

The AI hype of the past two years is finally settling, and with it, we’re seeing real, transformative applications emerge. In my view, robotics stands out as the most revolutionary. Robots have historically been ‘dumb,’ but advances in AI are poised to change how they interact with their surroundings entirely. This challenge is exactly what Marc Raibert set out to solve with the Boston Dynamics AI Institute. With these breakthroughs, experts are now predicting that the humanoid robotics industry could rival the size of the automotive industry in the coming decades.

2. Driving sustainability: Collaboration between corporates and innovators

If I am not mistaken, you moderated a panel. Was there any response from a fellow panelist that made you think differently about the topics discussed?

Absolutely. One response stood out. Valentina Di Giorgio, Director of Marketing at Ignion said that she wouldn't wish for a technological breakthrough but for decision-makers at large industrial companies to take risks and embrace existing tools that drive efficiency and sustainability. The panel emphasized that meaningful progress, particularly in sustainability, will depend on internal champions within these organizations who are willing to take risks and collaborate with startups and SMEs — the true engines of innovation.