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Is an autonomous Airbnb-like platform something Cover is considering to rent out their built ADUs and houses in the future?

Alexis Rivas

Co-founder & CEO at Cover

Yes, for sure, and the possibilities for what you can do with the home that's built from the ground up, with modern technology and integrated with smart home, are endless. When I say smart home, I mean true integrated smart home, not add-on smart home. Everything about how the home is built is intelligent from the start—from how it’s maintained to the end user experience. That's a good example. That's already doable with blocks and by integrating them for a better experience. 

With Cover, the one neat thing is that every Cover can be unique—layout-wise, or in terms of finish options chosen but as a product, they’re instantly familiar. It’s like when you go from using an iPhone to an iPad or a Mac, a lot of the interfaces are similar. 

So, someone who's stayed in a Cover, in a completely different city or country, might walk into another Cover that's twice the size or with a different look and feel, yet be instantly familiar with a lot of the core features—the placement of the light switches, what they feel like, the door handle or even the locks. The familiarity will emerge because it’s a standardized system. That's pretty cool. You're taking a home and making it a product.