Tesla’s Robovan may operate autonomously, but according to one sci-fi director, Elon Musk does not.
Last week Musk presented Tesla’s latest prototypes for its autonomous electric bus, the self-driving Cybercab and robotic humanoid Optimus, aka Tesla bot. But the executive’s purported state-of-the-art designs bear a striking resemblance to those from a sci-fi film released two decades ago.
I, Robot director Alex Proyas mocked Musk for the alleged rip-off in a post on Musk-owned X, comparing images from his 2004 film and a trio of new Tesla products side by side.
The products were unveiled at last week’s “We, Robot” event – whose title clearly alludes to the Isaac Asimov short story collection on which Proyas’ film is based.
“Hey Elon, Can I have my designs back please?” Proyas wrote, to mixed reception.
“Elon has no ideas of his own … and no leadership ability,” one user replied.
