Frenchman Anthony Jannarelly, who just completed his master's degree in automotive design at the University of Coventry two weeks ago, already had an impressive portfolio of work before he unleashed the fiendishly clever iMo on an unsuspecting public.

Check out Jannarelly's concept designs, including the Maserati GSport, the Peugeot 07 three-wheeler and the Alpine A.

The iMo is something else entirely. Clearly inspired by Steve Jobs' revolutionary designs at Apple, Jannarelly came up with a two-wheeled, battery-powered 'robot car' that features a bubble-shaped polycarbonate body with a shape-shifting inner 'soft sphere' that can accommodate one, two or three occupants.

As envisioned by Jannarelly, the iMo is a rolling high-tech test bed imbued with artificial intelligence. Yes, it can drive itself. The iMo uses Segway's gyroscopic technology, employs a holographic user interface with 'gesture recognition' control (think of the sci-fi movie Minority Report) and can store and recharge itself on the side of a building.

Said to be intended for 'release in 2024,' the iMo is ultra-small, measuring only 78.7 inches long, 78.4 inches wide and 66.9 inches tall. That's about half the size of the Fiat 500.