diff --git a/src/components/cardStack/layouts/carousels/AutoCarousel.tsx b/src/components/cardStack/layouts/carousels/AutoCarousel.tsx
index 3f80a7a..85ad98e 100644
--- a/src/components/cardStack/layouts/carousels/AutoCarousel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/cardStack/layouts/carousels/AutoCarousel.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,148 @@
-'use client';
+"use client";
 
-import React from 'react';
-import { AutoCarouselProps } from '@/components/cardStack/types';
-import { useCardAnimation } from '@/components/cardStack/hooks/useCardAnimation';
+import { memo, Children } from "react";
+import Marquee from "react-fast-marquee";
+import CardStackTextBox from "../../CardStackTextBox";
+import { cls } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { AutoCarouselProps } from "../../types";
+import { useCardAnimation } from "../../hooks/useCardAnimation";
 
-const AutoCarousel: React.FC<AutoCarouselProps> = ({ items, className = '' }) => {
-  const animation = useCardAnimation();
-  const itemRefs = React.useRef<(HTMLDivElement | null)[]>([]);
+const AutoCarousel = ({
+    children,
+    uniformGridCustomHeightClasses,
+    animationType,
+    speed = 50,
+    title,
+    titleSegments,
+    description,
+    tag,
+    tagIcon,
+    tagAnimation,
+    buttons,
+    buttonAnimation,
+    textboxLayout = "default",
+    useInvertedBackground,
+    bottomContent,
+    className = "",
+    containerClassName = "",
+    carouselClassName = "",
+    itemClassName = "",
+    textBoxClassName = "",
+    titleClassName = "",
+    titleImageWrapperClassName = "",
+    titleImageClassName = "",
+    descriptionClassName = "",
+    tagClassName = "",
+    buttonContainerClassName = "",
+    buttonClassName = "",
+    buttonTextClassName = "",
+    ariaLabel,
+    showTextBox = true,
+    dualMarquee = false,
+    topMarqueeDirection = "left",
+    bottomCarouselClassName = "",
+    marqueeGapClassName = "",
+}: AutoCarouselProps) => {
+    const childrenArray = Children.toArray(children);
+    const heightClasses = uniformGridCustomHeightClasses || "min-h-80 2xl:min-h-90";
+    const { itemRefs, bottomContentRef } = useCardAnimation({
+        animationType,
+        itemCount: childrenArray.length,
+        isGrid: false
+    });
 
-  return (
-    <div ref={animation.bottomContentRef as React.Ref<HTMLDivElement>} className={`auto-carousel ${className}`}>
-      {items.map((item, index) => (
-        <div key={item.id || index} ref={(el) => { if (el) itemRefs.current[index] = el; }} className="carousel-item">
-          {item.title}
-        </div>
-      ))}
-    </div>
-  );
+    // Bottom marquee direction is opposite of top
+    const bottomMarqueeDirection = topMarqueeDirection === "left" ? "right" : "left";
+
+    // Reverse order for bottom marquee to avoid alignment with top
+    const bottomChildren = dualMarquee ? [...childrenArray].reverse() : [];
+
+    return (
+        <section
+            className={cls(
+                "relative py-20 w-full",
+                useInvertedBackground && "bg-foreground",
+                className
+            )}
+            aria-label={ariaLabel}
+            aria-live="off"
+        >
+            <div className={cls("w-full md:w-content-width mx-auto", containerClassName)}>
+                <div className="w-full flex flex-col items-center">
+                    <div className="w-full flex flex-col gap-6">
+                        {showTextBox && (title || titleSegments || description) && (
+                            <CardStackTextBox
+                                title={title}
+                                titleSegments={titleSegments}
+                                description={description}
+                                tag={tag}
+                                tagIcon={tagIcon}
+                                tagAnimation={tagAnimation}
+                                buttons={buttons}
+                                buttonAnimation={buttonAnimation}
+                                textboxLayout={textboxLayout}
+                                useInvertedBackground={useInvertedBackground}
+                                textBoxClassName={textBoxClassName}
+                                titleClassName={titleClassName}
+                                titleImageWrapperClassName={titleImageWrapperClassName}
+                                titleImageClassName={titleImageClassName}
+                                descriptionClassName={descriptionClassName}
+                                tagClassName={tagClassName}
+                                buttonContainerClassName={buttonContainerClassName}
+                                buttonClassName={buttonClassName}
+                                buttonTextClassName={buttonTextClassName}
+                            />
+                        )}
+
+                        <div
+                            className={cls(
+                                "w-full flex flex-col",
+                                marqueeGapClassName || "gap-6"
+                            )}
+                        >
+                            {/* Top/Single Marquee */}
+                            <div className={cls("overflow-hidden w-full relative z-10 mask-padding-x", carouselClassName)}>
+                                <Marquee gradient={false} speed={speed} direction={topMarqueeDirection}>
+                                    {Children.map(childrenArray, (child, index) => (
+                                        <div
+                                            key={index}
+                                            className={cls("flex-none w-carousel-item-3 xl:w-carousel-item-4 mb-1 mr-6", heightClasses, itemClassName)}
+                                            ref={(el) => { itemRefs.current[index] = el; }}
+                                        >
+                                            {child}
+                                        </div>
+                                    ))}
+                                </Marquee>
+                            </div>
+
+                            {/* Bottom Marquee (only if dualMarquee is true) - Reversed order, opposite direction */}
+                            {dualMarquee && (
+                                <div className={cls("overflow-hidden w-full relative z-10 mask-padding-x", bottomCarouselClassName || carouselClassName)}>
+                                    <Marquee gradient={false} speed={speed} direction={bottomMarqueeDirection}>
+                                        {Children.map(bottomChildren, (child, index) => (
+                                            <div
+                                                key={`bottom-${index}`}
+                                                className={cls("flex-none w-carousel-item-3 xl:w-carousel-item-4 mb-1 mr-6", heightClasses, itemClassName)}
+                                            >
+                                                {child}
+                                            </div>
+                                        ))}
+                                    </Marquee>
+                                </div>
+                            )}
+                        </div>
+                        {bottomContent && (
+                            <div ref={bottomContentRef}>
+                                {bottomContent}
+                            </div>
+                        )}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </section>
+    );
 };
 
-export default AutoCarousel;
+AutoCarousel.displayName = "AutoCarousel";
+
+export default memo(AutoCarousel);