AC Future debuted award-winning smart home designs at CES 2024, picking up an Honorary Mention in Fast Company’s Design by Innovation Awards and two Good Design awards in the Transportation and Graphic design categories. Now the company has returned to CES 2025 with a more grounded vision: Collaborating with Italian design firm Pininfarina, AC Future has arrived with complete models for several different kinds of mini smart homes — and you can preorder one now.
The living solutions are (currently) named AI-THu, AI-THt and AI-THd. Each offers a look at what advanced smart home living could be as the prospect of affording a traditional house becomes out of reach for many folks. Our favorite is the flagship AITHu, a complete and sustainable 400-square-foot smart home starting at $98,000.
This modular smart home has built-in speakers, home security, Wi-Fi and more.
The AI-THu features a base platform complemented by a 40-square-foot outdoor patio. The highly modular design begins with an all-purpose main living area that can be turned into an office space or additional bedroom as needed. The home can then be expanded on multiple sides to add a primary bedroom and other spaces. Add-ons from barbecue setups to under-floor storage let buyers choose what they want, creating up to 1,200 square feet of home planning.
AC Future’s mini home is designed to be expandable on every side, including patio add-ons and more.
The AI-THu comes with smart AI technology that helps control lighting, heating, cooling and appliances, among other things. Solar panels (which can contribute to water heating), a water recycling system and atmospheric water generation are built-in too. Smart options such as a multi-zone sound system and home security with optional monitoring round off the tiny, do-everything future home.
This complete home setup allows the AI-THu to go off-grid when necessary — but the particularly independent may want to check out AC Future’s other offerings, including a 24-foot home trailer and the AI-THd drivable home for those who want a high-tech van life.
AC Future’s design also includes solar panels, water harvesting, water recycling, solar water heater and other sustainable features.
Initial deliveries on the mini smart home are expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2026, so eager buyers will have a bit of a wait. There’s also another catch — AC Future is partnering with crypto firm Biomatrix at CES, and you’re strongly encouraged to download the Biomatrix app and use its tokens to secure your preorder for any AC Future home.
That said, sub-$100,000 mini homes sound like a pretty good deal when they’re packed with this kind of technology, and we have recommended tiny homes as a great way to live well on smaller budgets (or go on the road). It’s also nice to see so many energy and water-saving features built right in.
The drivable home 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 call. For now, it’s a lot of mock-ups and design promises, and we want to see real-world performance.
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