2024年WIPO技术趋势报告：交通运输的未来

WIPOTechnologyTrendsFuture ofTransportation © WIPO, 2025 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY4.0) This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.The user is allowed to reproduce, distribute, adapt, translate and publiclyperform this publication, including for commercial purposes, withoutexplicit permission, provided that the content is accompanied by anacknowledgement that WIPO is the source and that it is clearly indicated ifchanges were made to the original content. World IntellectualProperty Organization34 chemin des ColombettesP.O. Box 18CH-1211 Geneva 20Switzerland Suggested citation: WIPO (2025).WIPO Technology Trends Report 2025:The Future of Transportation. Geneva: World Intellectual PropertyOrganization. DOI:10.34667/tind.57963 ISBN: 978-92-805-3717-8 (print)ISBN: 978-92-805-3716-1(online) ISSN: 2957-8361 (print)ISSN: 295-8353 (online) Adaptation/translation/derivatives should not carry any official emblem orlogo, unless they have been approved and validated by WIPO. Please contactus via the WIPO website to obtain permission. For any derivative work, please include the following disclaimer: “TheSecretariat of WIPO assumes no liability or responsibility with regard to thetransformation or translation of the original content.” When content published by WIPO, such as images, graphics, trademarksor logos, is attributed to a third-party, the user of such content is solelyresponsible for clearing the rights with the right holder(s). To view a copy of this license, please visithttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Any dispute arising under this license that cannot be settled amicably shallbe referred to arbitration in accordance with Arbitration Rules of the UnitedNations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) then in force.The parties shall be bound by any arbitration award rendered as a result ofsuch arbitration as the final adjudication of such a dispute. The designations employed and the presentation of material throughoutthis publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoeveron the part of WIPO concerning the legal status of any country, territoryor area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiersor boundaries.This publication is not intended to reflect the views of theMember States or the WIPO Secretariat. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers does notimply that they are endorsed or recommended by WIPO in preference toothers of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Cover: Photos: Getty Images / KrisCole, pariwat pannium Table of contents Foreword4About the contributors5Acknowledgments8Executive summary9Acronyms134Bibliography136Appendix139 1 Introduction13 Crafting the future of transportation: ourresearch methodology13Market pull and technology push: the driving forcesof innovation15 2 Overview of transportation and its megatrends17 Transportation and its modalities17Megatrends within the transportation sector19Technology trends driving the transformationof transportation25 3 IP and technology trends shaping the futureof transportation Global patenting activity32Patent growth and development33Visualizing technology trajectories37Top inventor locations39Top patent owners43Foreign-oriented patenting activity47Patent litigation in transportation50Beyond patents – exploring transportation trademarks51Beyond patents – industrial designs within thetransportation sector55Beyond patents – insights into market, regulatory, andeconomic landscapes57 4 Exploring transport modalities61 Land transportation61Sea transportation70Air transportation80Space transportation91 5 Emerging technologies in transportation98 Land: solid-state batteries98Land: platooning101Sea: smart ports102Sea: ammonia as a marine fuel104Air: sustainable aviation fuel106Air: urban air mobility108Space: additive manufacturing in space111Space: blockchain in satellite communications114 6 Glimpse into the future of transportation116 Synthesis of the report116Envisioning the future119The road ahead to 2030126Beyond 2030: yesterday’s dreams, today’s realities128 Foreword Transportation has long been a major driver of human progress.From the invention of the wheel to the era of steam power, fromthe birth of aviation to dawn of the space age, transportationtechnologies have shaped societies, expanded economies andbrought cultures closer together. These breakthroughs – fueled by ourinnate curiosity and determination to explore new horizons – have not onlyrevolutionized how we move but also redefined how we live, trade, connect and think. Today, we stand on the brink of yet another seismic shift. Propelled by the megatrendsof sustainability and digitalization, emerging technologies are reshaping the future oftransportation. Electric vehicles, autonomous systems, smart infrastructure and digital logisticsare no longer distant dreams – they are becoming part of our daily lives. These advanceshold the promise