2062. That was the year in which The Jetsons — that iconic, futuristic Hanna-Barbera animated series — was set when it premiered on Sept. 23, 1962, on televisions in households across America. It gave the country a glimpse into what the creative minds at the time envisioned as the future: flying cars; autonomous, robotic servants; jet packs; sky cities — each element projected a tableau vivant of what we could expect to encounter in the future some 100 years out. While The Jetsons lasted only one season (24 episodes total), the series shaped a narrative of the future that remains relevant.
Fast-forward to 2018. Today, as technology continues to push boundaries, we are beginning to realize some of the possibilities that The Jetsons envisioned for our future, including autonomous, self-driving vehicles; artificial intelligence and virtual reality; and voice-activated service providers such as Siri and Alexa. Kramer Levin remains at the forefront of these and other new technologies. Through our work for companies such as Civil Maps, which provides mapping technology for autonomous vehicles, and Magic Leap, a successful startup that is pushing the boundaries in mixed-reality environments, where physical and digital objects co-exist and interact in real time, we are helping clients create the future now.