A Hollywood director has accused Elon Musk of copying his designs from a film featuring a self-driving taxi and humanoid robots.

Alex Proyas, who directed the 2004 science fiction film I, Robot starring Will Smith, suggested in a post on X that Mr Musk’s new products had imitated his creations. 

The film-maker posted a series of stills from the movie alongside Mr Musk’s Tesla Optimus robot, its two-seater Cybercab and a concept image for a “robovan”.

Mr Proyas wrote: “Hey Elon, can I have my designs back please?”