Self-Driving Cars, A.I. Hit Hype Peak: Gartner - Dice Insights

Research firm Gartner periodically releases a "Hype Cycle," in which it attempts to show which technologies are just emerging, and which have plateaued. This year, its hype cycle highlights three technologies in particular: "transparently immersive experiences" (i.e., virtual- and augmented-reality systems), "the perceptual smart machine age" (hello, Internet of Things), and "the platform revolution" (i.e., apps, lots of apps). Gartner releases the "Hype Cycle" as a way for tech pros--including chief innovation officers, startup founders, and developers--to keep an eye on those technologies that haven't quite reached the mainstream-adoption stage, but will nonetheless prove critical to many businesses over the next several years. The Innovation Trigger When technologies emerge from the lab and start becoming popular. The Peak of Inflated Expectations In other words, when companies want to adopt said technologies.