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‘I, Robot’ Director Accuses Elon Musk of Taking His Ideas for New Tesla Robot, Van and More: ‘Hey Elon, Can I Have My Designs Back Please?’


'i Robot' director Alex Proyas implies that Tesla CEO Elon Musk copied his designs for the cybercab the robovan and the optimus robot.

On Thursday, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, unveiled a long-awaited glimpse into the future with models for their new self-driving prototypes: the cybercab and the robovan. The 2004 film starring Will Smith is set in the future world of Chicago in 2035, inspired by the famous science fiction author Isaac Asimov’s 1950 short-story collection. The plot is centered around a detective (Smith) trying to unravel a confusing murder that may or may not have been caused by a member of the autonomous police force named Sonny (played by Alan Tudyk).

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