---
title: "There’s a New Kind of Smart Car: An Electric Go-Kart for Kids With GPS, WiFi, And More"
description: "Nest co-founder Tony Fadell has unveiled his newest creation: the Arrow Smart-Kart. Targeted for children, it hosts a suite of safety and smart car features."
date: "2016-05-31"
modified: "2016-05-31"
authors:
  - name: "Jelor Gallego"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jelor-gallego"
url: "https://futurism.com/theres-a-new-kind-of-smart-car-an-electric-go-kart-for-kids-with-gps-wifi-and-more"
categories:
  - "Robots and Machines"
tags:
  - "Actev Motors"
  - "electric vehicle"
  - "smart car"
  - "Tony Fadell"
---

# There’s a New Kind of Smart Car: An Electric Go-Kart for Kids With GPS, WiFi, And More

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nest-gokart_A.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: \<a href="https://vimeo.com/" target="\_blank"\>Actev Motors\</a\>\</em\>*

While he's rather busy making your home a smarter place, [Nest](<https://nest.com/>) isn't the only thing on inventor Tony Fadell's playlist. What else does he have? Meet [Actev Motors](<http://actevmotors.com/explore/>), a company with a particularly nifty product: The [Arrow Smart-Kart](<http://fortune.com/2016/05/27/nest-tony-smart-go-kart/?xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNE>). Target market: Children.

The Arrow is an [electric go-kart](<https://futurism.com/electric-cars-could-cut-oil-imports-40-by-2030-says-study>) that can rival nearly any smart car. It has GPS and WiFi capability. It communicates with a smartphone via a mobile app that allows parents to control the top speed, which can reach up to 20 km/h (12 mph) Parents also have the ability to immediately stop the kart (via an emergency stop button), and put a geofence on the kart, which ropes it to a specific range.

https://vimeo.com/154869778

The kart is even customizable, with style kits like Formula1, drift kits, and the option to install higher-capacity batteries.

The whole package comes at a rather pricey cost—a starter kit costs $600 if you pre-order, and it'll normally cost $1,000, in contrast to Mattel’s Fisher-Price Power Wheels, which generally prices between $260 to $400. Still, given the added features, the extra cost is rather expected.