Film director Alex Proyas has accused Elon Musk of using designs from his 2004 sci-fi movie I, Robot for Tesla’s androids and vehicles.
Proyas, known for adapting Isaac Asimov’s book series into the action film, took to X to claim similarities between Tesla’s new Optimus humanoid robots and self-driving vehicles, showcased at Tesla’s recent ‘We, Robot’ event, and the futuristic elements featured in his film.
Posting side-by-side comparisons, Proyas implied that Musk had borrowed elements from I, Robot without permission.
While Musk has not responded to the claims, some of his supporters argued that the designs seen in the movie were themselves influenced by earlier works.
Meanwhile, Tesla’s event, held in Burbank, California, also sparked controversy when some observers suggested that the robots’ advanced movements were remotely controlled by humans. These speculations were fuelled by reports from Bloomberg and videos from the event.
Hey Elon, Can I have my designs back please? #ElonMusk #Elon_Musk pic.twitter.com/WPgxHevr6E
— Alex Proyas (@alex_proyas) October 13, 2024
I find it extremely hard to see the similarity with the two designs of the robots or that driverless car thingy and I didn’t know Proyas invented the Gull Wing. I thought it was Mercedes.
These Hollywood types need to keep their ego in check. There’s nothing to his claim, he’s talking out of his arse, I heard the movie was quite tragic too.
He should be more concerned about Will Smith and what he’s been up to in recent times.
Sad that he needs to use Elon Musk to propel his fame. Very poor taste, no wonder Elon hasn’t responded.
Alan Parsons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ng6N5oXZ9M
Makes more sense
Robots NOT ALLOWED! think again Elon. I like some of what You do but please dont ruin the planet by enraging the Empire… no hadron colliders either!