I don’t have any specific use cases, I agree to @udalov comment.
IMO, Java 9 and 10 has improved version of container integration in the language, so it will be good for kotlin to support Java 9 & 10 and can reuse that feature.
Also,
- Parallel Full GC for G1
- Compact Strings
- Enhanced Method Handles
- More Security features check here
- Improvements in byte code generation in enhanced for loop(Java 10)