The personality cult of Elon Musk views him as a righteous disruptor of a staid auto industry.
For many industry executives, he's a thorn in their side and an unrealistic dreamer, if not someone to be admired for his audacious vision.
The two portraits make the founder of Silicon Valley's Tesla Motors perhaps the most polarizing person in Detroit this week.
Two years since his last trip to the Motor City, Musk will speak this afternoon to the Automotive News World Congress at the Renaissance Center. Tesla Motors has enjoyed a remarkable run since his last visit, prompting one prominent stock analyst to call Tesla "the world's most important car company."
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