, ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁first ▁a ired ▁( and ▁when ▁June ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁did ▁indeed ▁fall ▁on ▁a ▁Friday ). ▁ ▁A . H . ▁= ▁After ▁Hum ans ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁spec ul ates ▁that ▁human ity ▁has ▁disappeared ▁instantly . ▁ ▁( 1 ▁second ▁– ▁ 1 ▁minute ▁A . H .) ▁Mill ions ▁of ▁empty ▁cars ▁spin ▁out ▁of ▁control ▁and ▁crash , ▁while ▁others ▁s wer ve ▁off ▁roads ▁and ▁high ways . ▁Other ▁vehicles ▁crash , ▁including ▁bus es ▁in ▁T raf al gar ▁Square . ▁All ▁empty ▁vehicles ▁eventually ▁crash , ▁causing ▁acc idents ▁all ▁across ▁the ▁glo be . ▁The ▁high ways ▁are ▁blocked ▁with ▁sm ashed ▁and ▁burning ▁vehicles . ▁Station ary ▁cars ▁continue ▁to ▁release ▁exhaust ▁f umes ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁until ▁their ▁fuel ▁supplies ▁run ▁out . ▁C ities ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁cool ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁fraction ▁of ▁a ▁degree . ▁Small ▁aircraft ▁fall ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sky ▁without ▁human ▁pil ots ▁to ▁control ▁them , ▁while ▁larger ▁ones ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁air , ▁held ▁al o ft ▁by ▁their ▁aut op il ot ▁systems , ▁until ▁their ▁fuel ▁runs ▁out , ▁and ▁they ▁too ▁t umble ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁( 1 0 ▁minutes ▁A . H .) ▁Computer ▁systems ▁and ▁machines ▁stay ▁oper ational . ▁Sat ell ites ▁in ▁orbit ▁communicate ▁with ▁super - comput ers ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁transmit ▁information ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁The ▁machines ▁will ▁keep ▁going ▁as ▁long ▁as