--- title: "Futuristic Hotel Suite Would Drive You Around While You Sleep" description: "This futuristic autonomous hotel suite concept from a design studio envisions the future of travel as a lot more comfortable, and efficient." date: "2019-01-03" modified: "2019-01-03" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/autonomous-travel-suite-hotel-aprilli" categories: - "Health & Medicine" - "Sleep" tags: - "autonomous vehicle" - "hotels" - "self-driving apartment" --- # Futuristic Hotel Suite Would Drive You Around While You Sleep ![]() *\Image: Aprilli\* ## On the Road Again So much time is lost in transit, from spending hours in line at airport security to getting stuck in traffic. But Toronto-based design studio Aprilli [has cooked up a futuristic solution]() that could turn those lost hours into valuable time. The firm's "Autonomous Travel Suite" concept combines the ease and comfort of a hotel room with the power of autonomous driving. Think of it as an ultra-deluxe Uber that you can sleep, work and eat in while you travel — not to mention a bold vision of the future of transportation. ## Autonomous Travel Suites The autonomous pod is a full-fledged transportation solution that is "equipped with the basic sleeping, working, and washroom facilities, allowing the guests to use their travel time more efficiently and productively," according to [Aprilli's site](). You can summon it with an app, and Aprilli sees the Autonomous Travel Suite to be part of a much bigger "network of hotel facilities" where individual pods can dock to offer clients even more amenities. In an explainer video, for instance, you can watch the pod connect to a "parent suite" inside a circular "hotel" that turns the simple travel suite into a much bigger "upscale integrated unit" that includes a washroom and living space. https://vimeo.com/293567974 ## Travel to Live, Live to Travel Needless to say, it's an ambitious idea — we [haven't even figured out]() how to get autonomous vehicles to reliably share the road with human drivers. And it's not an entirely unique idea, either. Other companies like IKEA envision the future of autonomous vehicles as not just hotel suites: their [SPACE10 concepts]() revealed in September include visions of a self-driving mini-greenhouse and a pop-up shop. Nonetheless, Aprilli's concept is a promising idea that could shift the whole paradigm of travel — and make some of the most bothersome hours of travel convenient, comfortable, and efficient. **READ MORE:** [Self-driving hotel room comes to you like an Uber]() \[*CNET*\] ***More on autonomous concepts: [This Futuristic Audi Concept Transforms Itself Into a Flying Taxi]()*** ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()