The vehicle is capable of carrying a single person and aimed to be useful particularly in airport corridors, institutional campuses and in speciality buildings such as hospitals where low noise pollution is required.
Subhav Sinha, one of inventors, was selected as the 'International Climate Champion' for year 2010, a program run by British Council.
[2] The creation has been covered by CII (Confederation of Indian Industries) in Journal of Small Business and Enterprise as "Mitra shows path of Innovation".
[3] The Economic Times has featured their exhibition at The Auto Expo with the article 'Personalised mover' draws eyes at Auto Expo'[1] Entrepreneur India magazine has also featured the Mitra in its start-up section in the article 'Mobility Gets Personal'.
Its unique alignment of wheels gives the vehicle additional stability by controlling the centre of gravity, and prevents the person from falling while accelerating, braking or during sharp turns.