Tesla's Robovan may operate autonomously, but in accordance with a sci-fi director, Elon Musk doesn't.
Last week, Musk unveiled Tesla's latest prototypes for its autonomous electric bus, the self-driving Cybercab and the humanoid robot Optimus, also generally known as the Tesla Bot. But the automotive executive's supposedly cutting-edge designs bear a striking resemblance to those of a science fiction film released twenty years ago.
“I, Robot” director Alex Proyas mocked Musk on a Sunday over the alleged rip-off X Post through which he compares images from his 2004 film and a trio of recent Tesla products side by side. The products were launched last week on the We, Robot event – the title of which clearly references the Isaac Asimov short story collection on which Proyas' film is predicated.
“Hey Elon, can I have my designs back please?” Proyas wrote, which received a mixed response.
“Elon has no ideas of his own… and no leadership skills,” one user replied.
“Be happy that someone actually has a good chance of getting this into production. We all know you wouldn’t do that,” one other countered.
Representatives for Proyas and Musk didn’t immediately reply to The Times' request for comment on Monday.
But life has imitated science fiction art again and again. Pixar's “Wall-E” is mirrored newer garbage collection robotsand wireless earbuds work similarly to that thimble radios in “Fahrenheit 451.”
During Thursday's event, originally scheduled for August but postponed because the technology was optimized, Musk declared his intention to revolutionize travel together with his self-driving taxi and van, adding that Tesla could be fully operational by next yr autonomous vehicles can have on the road.
The Space-X founder also said his Optimus robotdisplaying the peace sign and serving drinks to attendees would make goods and services more cost-effective and accessible, The Times reported Friday.
“It will be an age of abundance the likes of which few could have imagined,” Musk told the group.
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