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Elon Musk Responds To Netflix Clip Of Out-Of-Control Self-Driving Teslas In New Film

Elon Musk; Julia Roberts with Teslas in 'Leave the World Behind'
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Musk attempted to reassure Tesla fans after Netflix shared a clip from their new post-apocalyptic thriller 'Leave the World Behind' on X, formerly Twitter, of a bunch of self-driving Teslas nearly slamming into Julia Roberts' and Ethan Hawke's characters.

Julia Roberts' and Ethan Hawke's new post-apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind is now available to stream, and to celebrate, Netflix shared a two-minute clip on X, formerly Twitter, showing a scene in which dozens of self-driving Teslas slam into each other and nearly into the film's stars.

In the scene, Roberts is observing the mass of crashed Teslas, all of which are white Model 3s, when she notices all of the cars are empty... and brand new.


As she zeroes in on the window sticker that says “Full Self-Driving Capability," Roberts notices another Tesla silently heading in the direction of the pileup.

She books it to the driver's seat of her own car and proceeds to demonstrate some impressive driving skills as she maneuvers her way through more oncoming Model 3s, in hopes of getting her family to safety.

You can watch the clip below.

Clearly, the scene plays into fears and concerns over the ability of vehicles to achieve full self-driving status, but somehow, Elon Musk viewed the scene as a platform highlighting Tesla's self-reliance in the absence of gasoline.

Musk took to his very own X to reassure viewers by pointing out the vehicles' spectacular features, as seen in the clip, writing:

"Teslas can charge from solar panels even if the world goes fully Mad Max and there is no more gasoline!"

Yeahhh, that's kind of what they're worried about, Elon.

People on Musk's platform tried to let him know he was missing the point, but we're pretty sure it fell on deaf ears.












During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the film's director, Sam Esmail, said he did not seek Tesla’s permission to include the scene.

"Look, I wrote it in the script."
"I asked my amazing props guy, Bobby, to bring a bunch of Teslas out on the street. We shot the scene. I edited it in post, I showed it to Netflix, I crossed my fingers."
"And to this day, no one has said anything to me. So yeah, I’m hoping the movie comes out and no one will say anything."

Any press is good press, right? Of course, it seems that Musk thinks this is good press, anyway.

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