The film’s director “I, Robot” (2004), Alex Proyas, mocked the similarity between the technologies portrayed in the film and the products launched by Tesla Elon Musk’s automotive company.
“Hey Elon, can you please return my designs?” he wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, along with a photo that compares the android robots, trains and cars that appear in the film with those announced by the technology company .
Hey Elon, Can I have my designs back please? #ElonMusk #Elon_Musk pic.twitter.com/WPgxHevr6E
— Alex Proyas (@alex_proyas) October 13, 2024
Last week, Musk revealed new designs for robotaxis and a robovan, sharing his vision of a “fun and exciting future,” an “age of abundance” full of his company’s self-driving cars without steering wheels, with parking lots transformed into parks, and robots. walking among the population.
The designs have a shiny, metallic futuristic aesthetic typical of science fiction. Musk himself referenced the classic sci-fi film “Blade Runner,” although he said he wanted his version in the coming years to be more light-hearted than that dystopian film noir.
It remains to be seen whether he will be able to fulfill these promises.
Musk is famous for promising short deadlines that take years, or more, to achieve. He had predicted five years ago that his robotaxi fleet would be just a year away. During his presentation at the Warner Bros. studio, on Thursday night, he even admitted, “I tend to be a little optimistic about deadlines.”
*With information from CNN International
This content was originally published in Director of “I, Robot” mentions Tesla and asks Elon Musk to “return designs” on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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