Overview
In a future where safety, sustainability, and empathy define everyday mobility, '2030: Safe Mobility for School Children' set out to rethink how young children (ages 5–10) travel to school in India's bustling urban landscapes.
This 4-month industrial design graduation project, developed in collaboration with Sri Design, Hyderabad, focused on designing a purpose-built transportation solution that ensured a safe, comfortable, and emotionally secure commute for school-going children. The process followed a rigorous design research methodology, contextual immersion, and behavioral insights to shape outcomes deeply rooted in user needs.
The result: ‘Vahana’ – a visionary mobility concept named after the Sanskrit word for "vehicle." Inspired by the Emperor Penguin, known for its nurturing behavior and streamlined resilience, Vahana combines biomimicry, smart ergonomics, and safety-led design. Its sibling concept, inspired by marine mammals, complements this approach—both grounded in nature's elegance and evolved functionality.
Vahana is not just a vehicle—it’s a guardian on wheels.
It’s a bold step toward redefining child-centric urban mobility in India by 2030—where empathy meets engineering, and imagination fuels innovation.
Company: Sri Design
Role: Design Research, Ideations, Conceptualisation, 3D Visualisation, Visual Prototype.
Outcome: MDF Visual Prototype.
Duration: 04 months
Project Goals: Identify the challenges faced by the stakeholders of the school transportation system and map the landscape of the existing school transportation services.
Deliver an innovative and revolutionary alternative proposal of a concept for the future safe mobility of school children.
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