AC Future debuted its award-winning smart home designs at CES 2024, winning an honorary mention in Fast Company’s Design by Innovation awards and two Good Design awards in the Transportation and Graphic Design categories. The company is now back at CES 2025 with a more concrete vision: collaborating with an Italian design company. Pininfarin, The future of alternating current has arrived with complete models for several different types of mini smart homes – and you can pre-order one right now.
The living solutions are (currently) called AI-THu, AI-THt and AI-THd. Each offers a glimpse into what advanced smart home living could be like, as the prospect of affording a traditional home becomes out of reach for many people. Our favorite is the flagship AITHu, a complete, sustainable 400 square foot smart home starting at $98,000.
This modular smart home features built-in speakers, home security, Wi-Fi, and more.
The AI-THu features a base deck complemented by a 40 square foot outdoor patio. The highly modular design begins with a versatile main living space that can be transformed into an office space or additional bedroom as needed. The house can then be extended on several sides to add a master bedroom and other spaces. Add-ons ranging from barbecue facilities to under-floor storage allow buyers to choose what they want, creating up to 1,200 square feet of home layout.
AC Future’s tiny house is designed to be expandable on all sides, including patio additions and much more.
The AI-THu features intelligent AI technology that can control lighting, heating, air conditioning and household appliances, among other things. Solar panels (which can contribute to water heating), a water recycling system and atmospheric water production are also integrated. Smart options like a multi-zone audio system and home security with optional monitoring round out the do-it-all tiny home of the future.
This complete home setup allows the AI-THu to go off-grid if necessary – but the more independent may want to check out AC Future’s other offerings, including a 24ft home caravan and the AI- Carriage House THd for those who want it. a high-tech van life.
AC Future’s design also includes solar panels, water harvesting, water recycling, solar water heater and other sustainable features.
The first deliveries of the mini smart home are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026, so impatient buyers will have to wait a bit. There’s also another catch: AC Future is partnering with crypto company Biomatrix at CES, and you’re strongly encouraged to download the Biomatrix app and use its tokens to secure your pre-order for any AC Future home .
That said, tiny homes under $100,000 seem like a pretty good deal when equipped with this type of technology, and we’ve recommended tiny homes as a great way to live well on smaller budgets ( or take the road). It’s also nice to see so many energy and water saving features built in.
The carriage house design is more compact to fit into a large smart van.
However, you may want to wait until the included smart technology and sustainability features are thoroughly tested before making the final decision. Right now, there are a lot of mockups and design promises, and we want to see real-world performance.
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