2026 a_l__o_t_design® Studio722
2026 a_l__o_t_design® Studio722
2026 a_l__o_t_design® Studio722
Human-Scale Autonomous Mobility vehicle
Human-Scale Autonomous Mobility vehicle
Auto.m redefines city transit through a compact, two-seater autonomous footprint, blending advanced machine intelligence with a friendly, human-scale design built for dense urban centers.
Auto.m redefines city transit through a compact, two-seater autonomous footprint, blending advanced machine intelligence with a friendly, human-scale design built for dense urban centers.
Auto.m redefines city transit through a compact, two-seater autonomous footprint, blending advanced machine intelligence with a friendly, human-scale design built for dense urban centers.
Year
Year
2026
2026
Industry
Industry
Future Mobility / Autonomous Transportation
Future Mobility / Autonomous Transportation
Scope of work
Scope of work
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Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous Vehicles
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Transportation Design
Transportation Design
Transportation Design
Timeline
Timeline
2021 - 2026
2021 - 2026
Design Concept
Inspired by the proportions of microcars such as the Fiat Topolino, Renault Twizy, and Citroën Ami, it adopts a small, two-seat footprint optimized for dense cities where space, efficiency, and accessibility are essential.
Inspired by the proportions of microcars such as the Fiat Topolino, Renault Twizy, and Citroën Ami, it adopts a small, two-seat footprint optimized for dense cities where space, efficiency, and accessibility are essential.
Despite its compact scale, Auto.m integrates advanced autonomous capabilities comparable to large platforms such as Zoox or Waymo, allowing it to move in both directions and demonstrating that autonomy does not need to be oversized or infrastructure-dominated. Instead, it proposes autonomy at a human scale—closer, friendlier, and more approachable.
Despite its compact scale, Auto.m integrates advanced autonomous capabilities comparable to large platforms such as Zoox or Waymo, allowing it to move in both directions and demonstrating that autonomy does not need to be oversized or infrastructure-dominated. Instead, it proposes autonomy at a human scale—closer, friendlier, and more approachable.
Interior Experience
Auto.m is designed around a simple idea: cities should adapt mobility to people, not people to vehicles.
Auto.m is designed around a simple idea: cities should adapt mobility to people, not people to vehicles.
Its compact dimensions dramatically reduce the physical footprint required for movement, parking, and circulation, making it ideally suited for increasingly dense urban environments. The vehicle's bidirectional autonomous platform allows it to travel equally well in either direction, eliminating unnecessary turns, reducing congestion-related inefficiencies, and enabling smarter navigation through complex city networks. Freed from the constraints of traditional vehicle architecture, Auto.M delivers a new mobility experience—quiet, effortless, and highly efficient. It is not simply a smaller car; it is a new urban mobility typology engineered to maximize space utilization, operational intelligence, and human convenience.
Its compact dimensions dramatically reduce the physical footprint required for movement, parking, and circulation, making it ideally suited for increasingly dense urban environments. The vehicle's bidirectional autonomous platform allows it to travel equally well in either direction, eliminating unnecessary turns, reducing congestion-related inefficiencies, and enabling smarter navigation through complex city networks. Freed from the constraints of traditional vehicle architecture, Auto.M delivers a new mobility experience—quiet, effortless, and highly efficient. It is not simply a smaller car; it is a new urban mobility typology engineered to maximize space utilization, operational intelligence, and human convenience.
Process development
Red Dot Design Award 2026
Receiving the prestigious Red Dot Design Award is a significant milestone for Auto.M, recognizing not only the quality of its design but also its vision for the future of urban mobility.
Receiving the prestigious Red Dot Design Award is a significant milestone for Auto.M, recognizing not only the quality of its design but also its vision for the future of urban mobility.
As one of the world's most respected design awards, it validates the project's innovative approach to autonomous transportation and highlights the importance of human-centered solutions in shaping the next generation of cities. This recognition demonstrates how thoughtful design can help redefine mobility, making it smarter, more efficient, and more accessible for future generations.
As one of the world's most respected design awards, it validates the project's innovative approach to autonomous transportation and highlights the importance of human-centered solutions in shaping the next generation of cities. This recognition demonstrates how thoughtful design can help redefine mobility, making it smarter, more efficient, and more accessible for future generations.
Credits
Credits
This project is the result of more than six years of exploration. I first began imagining a compact autonomous vehicle in 2020, but the concept remained dormant for several years. Today, I’ve rebuilt it as a personal statement on what mobility means to me and how I envision its future: intelligent, efficient, and human-centered. I hope you enjoy it.
This project is the result of more than six years of exploration. I first began imagining a compact autonomous vehicle in 2020, but the concept remained dormant for several years. Today, I’ve rebuilt it as a personal statement on what mobility means to me and how I envision its future: intelligent, efficient, and human-centered. I hope you enjoy it.
This project is the result of more than six years of exploration. I first began imagining a compact autonomous vehicle in 2020, but the concept remained dormant for several years. Today, I’ve rebuilt it as a personal statement on what mobility means to me and how I envision its future: intelligent, efficient, and human-centered. I hope you enjoy it.
Head designer
Head designer
Alejandro Otálora
Alejandro Otálora
Team
Team
Alejandro Otálora
Alejandro Otálora
Company
Company
a_l__o_t_design / studio722
a_l__o_t_design / studio722
a_l__o_t_design / studio722
2026 alot_design® Studio722
Let’s design.
Tell us about your vision—whether you're looking to develop next-generation mobility, autonomous robotics, or market-ready industrial products.
Let’s design.
Tell us about your vision—whether you're looking to develop next-generation mobility, autonomous robotics, or market-ready industrial products.
2026 alot_design® Studio722
Let’s design.
Tell us about your vision—whether you're looking to develop next-generation mobility, autonomous robotics, or market-ready industrial products.