California’s AC Future used the CES 2025 show in Las Vegas to roll out the latest in its series of sustainable mobile home solutions. The Irvine, California-based firm said it collaborated with legendary Italian design house and supercar maker Pininfarina to develop three models of innovative smart homes that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) and focus on affordability, flexibility and sustainability.
The product lineup includes:
* AI-THu: A stationary, expandable smart home featuring 400 square feet of adaptable living space and a 40-square-foot patio. With a base price of $98,000, it’s designed for both on- and off-grid living, and includes solar panels, energy storage, a water generator, and high-end appliances.
* AI-THt: This 24-foot smart trailer is designed to attach to a truck. Expandable on all four sides using its patented technology, it offers up to 400 square feet of living space and starts at a base price of $138,000. The trailer is equipped with advanced AI systems and sustainable energy solutions.
* AI-THd: Starting at $298,000, this zero-emissions, drivable transformer home converts from a compact recreational vehicle (RV) into a fully functional smart home in minutes at the push of a button. The solar-electric vehicle offers sustainable energy systems and AI-driven smart features.
Adopting aerospace materials
Company officials did not offer many specifics about the materials used in the AI Transformer Home (AI-TH) lineup, though Chief Operation Officer Arthur Jason Galarza, a former Tesla official, offered some insights on these choices in an interview on the company’s CES booth. He says they inherited various polymers from those used in aerospace programs, including honeycomb materials, beta matrix composites, carbon fiber, fiberglass, lightweight aluminum alloys, and some high-temperature structural polymers.
AC Future, founded in 2023, says it aims “to redefine mobile and sustainable living” with these products while also addressing the affordable housing crisis “by offering flexible, eco-friendly housing solutions.”
Highly sustainable
In addition to expanding walls that enhance the living space, the vehicle is equipped with solar panels that capture and convert sunlight into electricity, generating +25kWh, and an atmospheric water generator system that converts moisture from the air into ambient clean water daily. The company says this gives the AI-TH unparalleled flexibility for off-the-grid living and adapts to the specific needs of the user. The electricity generated by the AI-TH can be used to charge other vehicles and devices.
Paolo Trevisan, Pininfarina’s senior vice president of design, added: “By addressing the evolving needs of modern living, these projects exemplify our vision of creating adaptable, efficient, and visually appealing environmental living solutions.”
Garnering significant attention
At CES 2025 AC Future added two more awards to its growing trophy case. Digital publication CNET named the AI Transformer Home one of the “Most Innovative New Products” and Canada’s CBC gave it a “Top Tech of CES” award. This follows other recent accolades, including a 2024 Good Design Award from the Chicago Museum of Architecture and Design and an Innovation by Design Honorable Mention from Fast Company.
AC Future says all of its products will be made in the U.S., and will include embedded AI hardware and software. Galarza said on Feb 18 that the firm was in the midst of meeting with potential investors in Silicon Valley.
AC Future, which is looking for supplier partners, is targeting its first deliveries for the fourth quarter of 2026.
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