Halfway to a mundane future of the 2050s: Case study of personal vehicle concept design for Indian megacities for 2035-2040

This paper aims to present a case study of mobility design for Indian mega-cities in the future. In this direction, this paper starts from megatrends in the political, economic, social, technological, and environmental categories and creates possible future scenarios. This scenario-planning technique serves as the basis for the design process. The key idea of this demonstration is that future-oriented methods can be used in the design process, making it structured and analytical in its initial phases that serve as the seeds for form-giving in the latter steps. In addition, it demonstrates how designers could use a systematic and analytical approach to help them envision and design for a future without hampering the creative dimension of design.