Very early on at the dawn of India’s tech boom we gave the world its first shareable handheld computation device. But despite its promise, the Simputer never made it big. Today, India has the opportunity to change the world yet again in its own unique way, this time in the arena of urban mobility. But in order to do that we will need to fundamentally change the way we think about commuting.

Ex Machina is produced by Vaaka Media. Theme music composed by Erwick D’Souza. Follow us at @exmachinapod.