  We study the large-time behavior of systems driven by radial potentials,
which react to anticipated positions, ${\mathbf x}^\tau(t)={\mathbf x}(t)+\tau
{\mathbf v}(t)$, with anticipation increment $\tau>0$. As a special case, such
systems yield the celebrated Cucker-Smale model for alignment, coupled with
pairwise interactions. Viewed from this perspective, such anticipated-driven
systems are expected to emerge into flocking due to alignment of velocities,
and spatial concentration due to confining potentials. We treat both the
discrete dynamics and large crowd hydrodynamics, proving the decisive role of
anticipation in driving such systems with attractive potentials into velocity
alignment and spatial concentration. We also study the concentration effect
near equilibrium for anticipated-based dynamics of pair of agents governed by
attractive-repulsive potentials.
