01x06 - EHNO

[bunniefuu]

Hey, Priya. Hope you're enjoying

a safe ride in the Ehno.

We care for you.

You're on the Delhi-Gurgaon

highway right now.

There is very little traffic.

You will reach your

destination in 42-43 minutes.

Do not panic. You are safe.

We care for you.

Good morning.

Papa, I have a question.

Why didn't the prosecution file an appeal

in the Supreme Court for

the Bhalla m*rder Case?

They have now.

Toast?

But after the government's changed.

Actually, the judge who

decided this case in the High Court

was allegedly pretty close

to the previous government.

And by the way,

there were many KKA matters

listed in his court.

Toast?

Deepak's matters.

We won those matters, Shubhrat.

Exactly.

We won each one of them.

Ashok, I didn't want toast!

I kept asking. Now eat it.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we have just been cleared to land

at the Indira Gandhi

International Airport.

Please make sure, one last time,

your seat belt is securely fastened.

-Are you alright?

-The flight attendant

is currently passing around the cabin

to make a final compliance check

and pick up any remaining

cups and glasses. Thank you.

Bringing to you,

India's first driverless car…

the Ehno.

It is the safest car…

specially designed for Indian roads.

Do whatever you want as you travel…

other than drive.

Ehno. We care for you.

I…

I lost my son to a terrible car accident.

The roads were dug up overnight,

and the driver lost control.

That's when I decided that

I must do something about

these unfortunate accidents.

And I thought technology

can take care of us, but…

I'm sorry, Mr. Manglik.

Mr. Rana, I know Ehno cannot

be blamed for this accident.

My team has done R&D for five years

before we put this on the Indian roads.

But the media is blaming Ehno entirely.

That's also because driverless cars are

taking away the jobs of actual drivers.

But it's progress.

Those drivers can get better jobs.

That's like saying

machines shouldn't exist.

People should continue

doing manual labor.

People are dying cleaning manholes,

for God's sake!

That's not what I'm saying.

But it's also why the media is against us.

Without bothering to find out

the truth, they have crucified us.

But had the market begun

to trust these cars?

Absolutely.

Our market share was steadily rising

before this unfortunate accident.

The girl in the car was returning

from boarding school.

And she's so traumatized by the accident

that her parents are blaming Ehno.

A double-whammy.

Though the girl's absolutely safe.

Because that's what

Ehno's programmed to do.

We have two cases.

One, in the Motor Accident

Claims Tribunal for compensation.

And the other,

criminal charges against Mr. Manglik.

Mr. Rana,

we're willing to pay compensation,

but this criminal case…

I'm not a criminal case, for God's sake!

It's most important to

get the media on our side.

They are more interested

in the criminal case.

So if we push that,

the media attention gets

automatically diverted.

Correct.

-Shubhangi.

-Yeah?

Why don't you front end this case?

-What?

-Yeah. Argue it.

-But I am--

-Don't worry, I will also be there, but…

argue it.

Okay.

-Is that a yes?

-Yes. Yeah.

Okay.

So…

It's a…

No, I think you need to start over here.

Yeah?

Busy?

Not really.

I'm sorry.

Wow.

That's a new word for you.

That's not true.

Yeah, right!

I'm hearing it for the

first time in four years.

I can't help it if I'm right every time.

So… what made you change your mind?

I just--

It's just been so long…

and this thing, Nandu, it is so like a…

and life… it's just short.

And we're just--

And it's f*cked!

You suck at this, Vandu.

You sound like that guy in your office.

The wise man. GK Ji?

I am nowhere near him.

But you can be near me.

I can. I missed you.

-I missed you too.

-I missed you.

This one is fresh.

A woman was in bed having

sex with her husband's friend.

And suddenly, the phone rang.

The woman hung up and

said, "Oh, it was Harry.

But don't worry, he won't be home soon

because he's playing cards with you."

Wait, I'll forward it to you both.

This is old.

-Remember the copyright case in Mumbai?

-Yeah.

Deepak sir and Kashaf Quaze were…

-Oh!

-Are you serious?

His boss is a champion.

Wrestling with two lionesses at once!

Unbelievable.

Sir, the Indian roads are

completely unpredictable.

One can't even imagine what

havoc driverless cars can create.

Do you think human drivers

are very predictable?

The human eye's video capturing

speed is 60 frames per second.

And a driverless car can

capture 1200 frames per second.

Just think who will react faster

in an unpredictable situation.

Data alone can't be trusted, sir.

Human drivers or driverless cars?

These driverless cars are

destroying the future of drivers.

The biggest cost of these

app-based cars are drivers,

and so they want to cut them out.

According to data from MIT…

Hi.

Hey.

Come in.

The copyright case went well?

-Good?

-Yeah.

It's very late, Kashaf.

What's going on?

Kashaf… what's going on?

What's going on?

What's going on?

What happened? Tell me.

Nothing is okay.

Come here.

Stressed?

But why?

He doesn't say. Some work matter.

But something is very wrong, Deepak.

Don't worry, I'll call you tomorrow.

Just don't--

Wait a minute.

I'll call you back.

-Alright, bye.

-Okay, bye.

What are you doing here?

Can I come in first?

Of course. Obviously.

You don't have to ask.

Drink?

All okay?

What's wrong, Shubhangi?

Abhijeet, Nikhil,

and Maddy were gossiping…

about you and about me.

So?

What is the big deal in that?

Office gossip is a favorite pastime.

It's not like we are doing

anything wrong or secretly.

But you are.

Secretly.

What, Shubhangi?

Meeting Kashaf.

Shubhangi…

Kashaf is my colleague.

And by the way, she's also a friend.

We've known each other

for the past ten years.

I mean…

between us,

it's not a relationship, right?

Right?

Yeah. You're right,

it's not a relationship.

I have no right to…

Okay, okay, okay…

Sit down.

Please.

Sit.

Sit.

That's not what I meant.

I just mean that…

Look, I'm sorry if I've

hurt you in any way.

I am…

Come on.

Sorry.

No, you're right.

You're right, I just need to sort

this out in my own head.

I'll tell you what, let's…

keep it strictly professional for now.

Okay.

-Say no to Ehno!

-Say no to Ehno!

-Say no to Ehno!

-Say no to Ehno!

There's unexpected unmoving

human traffic on the road.

But don't worry, you are safe.

It's okay. I'm sure people

need time to accept change.

-Say no to Ehno!

-Say no to Ehno!

Provided they want to accept.

Your Honor…

Your Honor, in this matter, IPC--

Case dismissed! Next matter!

Don't worry, madam.

That's Justice Bhatia.

I guess he swallowed

a microphone when he was a kid.

Silence. Please continue.

Just speak a little louder.

Yes.

Your Honor, IPC Section 279

is very clear about rash driving.

"Whoever drives any vehicle

or rides on any public way

in a manner so rash or negligent…"

Whoever "drives,"

and my client wasn't driving this car.

This car was moving on its own.

So, my client cannot be

charged under this offense.

Your Honor, if a driverless

car has an accident,

the creator of the car

must take responsibility.

But Mr. Manglik isn't

the creator of this car, Your Honor.

He's the company's

chief executive officer.

He's like the owner of a car,

whose driver caused an accident.

So the liability of this section

does not fall on him.

Your Honor,

a taxi driver has lost his life.

A pedestrian has lost his leg.

The passenger has suffered

multiple injuries.

And this is no one's negligence?

It's your job to decide

whose negligence this is,

not ours.

Your Honor, this will give

driverless carmakers full freedom.

Their cars will cause accidents and

no one will take responsibility.

Your Honor, the section is very clear.

"Whoever drives any vehicle…"

It's the Parliament's job to decide…

how to deal with

driverless car companies.

And if the prosecution wants

to build a case against my client,

then they should find a section

that actually applies.

The defense is right that, prima

facie, there's no case of rash driving.

No charge sheet can be filed

without further investigation.

Congratulations.

Next hearing…

26th of next month.

Next!

State versus Bablu aka Balram.

Now we'll fight this case in Civil Court.

The worst case for us is

compensation, no jail time.

It's a good thing.

Thank you so much.

My Lord.

Our client, Bablu aka Balram,

is charged under Section 302…

Sir, can we talk?

Sit.

Any problem, Abhijeet?

Sir, actually…

Deepak sir's copyright case…

in Mumbai…

Yeah, we lost.

Yes, sir.

But I feel we needn't have lost.

What do you want to say, Abhijeet?

Be clear.

Actually, in this case, we were

fighting against Kashaf Quaze.

And she's…

an old friend of Deepak sir.

And they both…

They are involved, sir.

Sir…

I'm paid by KKA.

So, I felt it's my duty to…

You can go.

Okay, sir.

Sorry.

Mr. Sunder, please come.

Careful.

Careful.

Please.

Up here.

That's it.

Are you okay?

Your Honor, you can see how difficult

it was for Mr. Sunder to come to court.

He wanted to show us…

what a monster Ehno has

unleashed on the roads.

Objection, Your Honor.

Language, counsel.

The case is ongoing.

Nothing has been proved yet.

Don't put this on record.

I apologize, Your Honor.

With a lot of grief, I have to say,

Ehno's second victim,

the innocent taxi driver,

whose family Madam Jain is representing,

isn't among us to testify.

Mr. Maniram, can you tell the

court how you lost your leg?

-Yes.

-Tell them in detail.

I was crossing the road,

when I noticed this car coming

towards me at great speed.

I got scared.

But thank God,

the car stopped at the right time…

and I breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, there was a big collision…

and I have no idea what

happened after that.

You became unconscious?

Maybe.

I woke up in the hospital.

And…

-my…

-Please stay strong, Mr. Sunder.

Have some water.

Everything will be fine. Stay strong.

Your Honor, Mr. Sunder lost his leg.

Your witness.

Mr. Maniram,

I'm extremely sorry for your loss.

And the company's sorry too.

Company!

Unfortunately,

the company isn't sorry at all!

Mr. Maniram, the road where this

accident occurred is a national highway.

Did you know that?

Yes, sir.

There is no zebra crossing,

stoplights, or blinking lights.

Correct?

No, sir.

Even the divider is pretty high,

and you can't cross over

to the other side easily.

So may I ask, Mr. Maniram, why were

you crossing the road at that very spot?

My child was very sick, Your Honor.

And the priest said that if I

feed a cow in the evening,

he'll recover.

So?

The cow was on the

other side of the road.

On the national highway?

Yes…

but on the other side.

Which is why I crossed

over to the other side,

fed the cow,

and when I crossed

back is when I got hit.

Your Honor, it was 7:00 p.m.,

there was less light on the road.

Mr. Maniram crossed the

national highway to feed a cow,

when this, inadvertent, and I must add,

very unfortunate accident occurred.

And it wasn't my client's fault at all.

Excuse me?

Your Honor,

I've heard that my learned friend

recently completed her

legal education from Harvard.

Objection.

How is this relevant to the case?

Exactly my question, madam.

How is the reason Mr. Maniram crossed

the road relevant to the case?

My learned friend cannot understand…

that in India, people listen to priests

and go to any length

to save their suffering child!

Crossing the road without

a zebra crossing isn't a crime!

It's common in India.

Your Honor, if a sensitive

driver was driving the car…

he would've taken

all these points into account.

But a machine…

unfortunately, a machine…

how can we trust them, Your Honor?

So, Tejinder Bhalla has never

visited Kandbadi in ten years?

He was raised here,

but he rose to such heights

that he forgot his roots.

And you never spoke

all these years either?

Never.

Greetings.

Hello.

Come, sit.

Sit.

Who is this girl?

She has some questions

about Tejinder Bhalla.

I see.

Don't dig up old graves.

Let them be.

Let them be.

Your Honor, does the opposing counsel

want to emotionally blackmail this court?

Ehno did not hit Mr. Maniram.

Although, it was Mr. Maniram's fault…

yet Ehno stopped to save him.

Mr. Maniram got injured because the

other taxi rammed into Ehno from behind.

And that's how Ehno hit Mr. Maniram.

You mean to say that it was

the taxi driver's fault?

Objection, Your Honor.

Your Honor, to prove this, I would like

to call Inspector Chaudhary to the stand.

Inspector Chaudhary,

there's a speed camera installed

just two kilometers before

the accident site, am I right?

Yes, ma'am.

And what did you find from this

speed camera about Ehno and the taxi?

Ehno was driving at 95 km/hr.

But the taxi was driving at 105 km/hr.

What is the highway's speed limit?

100 km/hr for cars.

Hundred kilometers.

Thank you.

Your Honor, the taxi was

driving above the speed limit.

The driver wasn't wearing a seat belt.

And that's why, when Ehno saw

Mr. Maniram and braked hard,

the taxi driver couldn't brake on time…

and rammed into the Ehno.

This unfortunate accident is solely

the taxi driver's fault, Your Honor.

Your witness.

Inspector Chaudhary, what's the

normal speed of cars on that highway?

100-110 km/hr.

And how many accidents occur every day?

Not many.

This was the first accident this month.

And are pedestrians often

involved in these accidents?

Yes, ma'am.

If the pedestrian was not

on the road that day,

would this accident have happened?

Objection, Your Honor.

I don't believe so.

It's so peaceful here.

I mean, it's very calm out here.

Our village has always been calm.

There was a storm just once.

I know.

When that child died, right?

Yes.

And the inspector

disappeared a day earlier.

Inspector?

Yes.

What happened to him?

Don't know which mountain swallowed him.

Mr. Shubh Rathi, were you sitting

in the back seat of the taxi?

Absolutely.

You were an eyewitness

to this accident then?

It was a very unfortunate day, madam.

My wife had strongly advised

me against going out.

But I didn't listen to her.

And when I don't listen to her,

something unfortunate happens.

Mr. Shubh Rathi,

your testimony is critical

because the taxi driver passed

away in this tragic accident.

So you're the only eyewitness to this.

Yes.

Please tell the Honorable

Court what exactly happened.

The road was empty…

and the taxi was speeding away.

I was enjoying the ride.

But the car ahead of us…

suddenly braked.

And my taxi driver,

who was a very good driver…

-He was from my village.

-Mr. Shubh.

Yes, of course.

So, my taxi driver braked hard too.

But then, the car in front

of us started reversing…

and turned around like this.

That's why…

my good driver couldn't

stop this accident.

Though he had braked at the right time.

It wasn't his fault.

The car started reversing?

Why did the car start

reversing after stopping?

Exactly. That's the big

question, Your Honor.

Not only did Ehno reverse…

it also turned around.

Why?

Because it was trying

to escape from the crime scene!

It was trying to hit and run.

I've heard about humans

trying to escape the crime scene.

But if even machines do this,

then who will chase them?

Exactly, Your Honor.

The car's attempt to escape

amounts to admitting its crime.

This is impossible, Your Honor.

Why would Ehno try to escape…

since no accident

had taken place till then?

Then why did your car

reverse and then turn?

Right.

Look, I'm a journalist.

You have to answer all my questions!

Madam, English won't help.

I already said we don't know.

Then show me the records!

A child had died.

There must be at least one FIR.

It's an old case, madam.

There have been two fires

at the station since then.

Even if the PM came himself,

we wouldn't be able to find the file.

An officer went missing

from your police station,

and there was no inquiry?

I'm telling you, I'm convinced…

that there's a deep connection

between both these incidents.

Why ask when you know everything?

Fine. Don't tell me.

But I will find out.

And why is this lady recording me?

I am not a lady.

I'm Constable Laxmi Sood. Understood?

Inspector… Katoch.

Let me tell you one

thing very honestly.

I'll file a complaint against you.

You have no right to withhold information.

And definitely not for

these ill*gal recordings!

Now you will teach us

what's legal and ill*gal?

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Shubhangi.

-Please.

But Mr. Nallamuthu,

this doesn't make any sense.

Why would the car reverse at all?

Ma'am, the car is designed to respond…

to thousands of stimuli

every millisecond.

But in this accident…

Look, ma'am. We're trying

to decode and study the data

from the black box we recovered.

We'll need some time,

but I can tell you…

Ehno definitely had

some scientific reasons

for doing what it did.

Mr. Nallamuthu…

you're sure it wasn't just

trying to make a run for it?

Hey.

How have you been?

Not too good.

There's no logical explanation

for why Ehno turned--

I was asking about you.

How are you?

Oh, me?

Good. I'm doing good.

How are you?

How is Kashaf?

I don't know.

We haven't really been in touch.

Oh.

Anyway, if you need any

winning arguments…

you know where to find me.

I won't need that, Mr. Rana.

I've got this.

Well, you never know, Ms. Khanna.

That's a new one?

What is this? Cuff link no. 123?

No. 1047.

You'll be fine. Good luck.

Dr. Nallamuthu.

A PhD in automotive

engineering from Princeton.

He's Ehno's R&D head.

Dr. Nallamuthu, my learned friend

keeps raising one question.

Was Ehno trying to escape

from the accident site?

Not at all, ma'am.

Then why did it reverse after stopping

and turn perpendicular to the road?

Yes.

Sir, can I explain?

Sir…

this is Ehno.

And this is the taxi.

Ehno is driving along the highway.

Suddenly…

Can I borrow this, sir?

…a man comes in front of Ehno,

and Ehno stops.

Ehno senses a taxi at high

speed coming from behind it.

Ehno makes its calculations…

and knows it doesn't have

enough time to avoid a crash.

So, it reverses,

so the taxi hits it in the front

and the passenger

at the back stays safe.

Dr. Nallamuthu…

according to your technical research…

Excuse me.

…if your car hadn't reversed,

wouldn't that have given

the taxi driver time to think?

Couldn't he have overtaken

from the right…

and avoided the accident?

Very unlikely.

It knew the taxi was coming

at a very high speed.

But possible.

But because Ehno turned around…

it made it impossible for the

taxi driver to avoid the accident.

Mr. Nallamuthu.

Sorry, Dr. Nallamuthu, I have a question.

Suppose three innocent kids suddenly

came running in front of the Ehno…

what will it do?

It'll try its best to avoid an accident.

And if it had only two options…

either it could save

the three innocent kids

or its passenger…

then what would it do?

Well…

sir, this is Ehno.

Programmed for the

safety of its passengers.

Safety of its passengers.

Innocent people may lose their lives,

but Ehno's mantra is,

"safety of its passenger."

What do you want to say?

If a human driver is put

in a similar situation,

will he risk his life to save others?

Sir, we've translated

human instinct into a formula.

-That's all, sir.

-Human instinct!

Human instinct, you say!

Your Honor, Ehno put the lives…

of a taxi driver,

the taxi's passenger,

and a pedestrian at risk!

This is not human instinct, Your Honor.

It's a calculated decision.

Made by a machine that

does not value human lives,

unless the human is its own passenger.

Sir, this is an Ehno.

Its job is to keep its passenger safe.

It did its job.

Yes, it did its job, Your Honor.

It k*lled an innocent man.

It kept its passenger safe.

Kitu, give it back.

ba*ls.

Don't do that, Kitu. Give me my phone.

-Kitu, don't be an as*h*le!

-Don't follow me.

Give it back! Kitu!

-Give it back! Give--

-Here.

What are you doing?

Meet my friend Alola.

If you like her, swipe right.

If you don't, swipe left.

And very soon,

you'll reach your destination.

Matter set.

Matter set?

Don't…

Hey!

-You…

-Screw someone else, not me.

I think this is right.

The claims filed by Mr. Sunder Maniram

and taxi driver,

Mr. Chander Pandey's family,

have been reviewed in detail.

We believe these claims are right.

But all parties share equal

responsibility for this accident.

So this court orders

that the respondent, Ehno,

pay 33% compensation

to each of the petitioners.

Meaning, 7,20,000 to Mr. Sunder Maniram…

and 1.2 million to

Mr. Chander Pandey's family.

So, that's it, I guess.

For you, Dad!

-Cheers!

-Cheers!

Let's drink to the Khanna

family's fifth lawyer…

Shubhangi Khanna's

first independent case!

Congratulations!

Cheers!

We didn't even really

win the case, Grandpa.

-It was just--

-This is not about winning.

It's about fighting

to the best of your ability,

which you did!

-Yeah!

-I'm proud of you!

Rukmani… I deserve one today.

I propose, Shubhangi Khanna be made,

partner of Khanna Khanna & Associates!

Congratulations!

The way technology is going, it's crazy.

We have driverless cars now.

But I think,

they are not going to stop here.

Soon, we'll have planes without pilots.

"The pilot's on a vacation,

but the plane's gonna fly.

It will fly by itself, you relax."

Driverless cars.

Yeah, I have been going on and off

to Mumbai. Otherwise, from office--

-I think one of your team members was…

-Hi.

Can we talk for a second?

Excuse me.

Kashaf, the other night, you--

I… I don't want to talk about it.

Kashaf, at least,

tell me what this is about.

It's not about you, Deepak.

Meaning?

Then who is it about?

Is there someone else?

Something I did?

No.

Then?

Kashaf, I care about you.

I need to understand,

otherwise, I will lose my mind.

Deepak, I…

I care about you too.

But there are things that…

I'm dealing with demons of my own, Deepak.

And…

I'm really trying, but I…

-I really can't--

-Okay, you don't have to.

I understand.

I'm here for you.

Just promise me one thing.

Whatever it is…

you'll confront it.

Okay?

I have to go.

Wahe Guru!

Wahe Guru!

-Wahe Guru!

-Wahe Guru!

Sir, call.

Hello, sir.

Who's asking questions in Kandbadi?

Asking questions?

About what, sir?

The case. What else?

But sir, I have no clue.

This case has already gone on too long.

Put an end to it now. Understood?

Yes.

And if you can't do it, then tell me…

I'll get it done my way.

Sir--