Authors submit an insight into relevant literature on sustainable manufacturing in Industry 4.0, providing both quantitative evidence on trends and numerous in-depth empirical examples. They perform analyses and make estimates regarding awareness and usage of smartphone applications featuring machine learning (%), elements that are expected to be highly relevant along the automotive value chain in 2030 (%), and share of companies investing in artificial intelligence worldwide (%, by industry). Data collected from 4,600 respondents are tested against the research model by using structural equation modeling.