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Last Updated:October 31, 2025, 13:39 IST
Sam Altman waited 7.5 years for his Tesla Roadster, now requests a $50000 refund. His viral post sparked reactions as Tesla’s email address was found inactive.
Sam Altman waited 7.5 years for his Tesla Roadster, now requests a $50000 refund. His viral post sparked reactions as Tesla’s email address was found inactive. (File)
OpenAI’s Sam Altman has shared his frustration publicly after a long wait — seven and a half years — for his Tesla vehicle, and is now requesting a refund of the $50,000 he paid when he made his reservation.
In a post accompanied by screenshots of his email correspondence with Tesla, Altman recounts the full timeline:
In 2018, he received a confirmation email: “We have successfully received your reservation payments. Your reservation is now paid in full." This year, the message he sent back: “Hi, I’d like to cancel my reservation. Could you please refund me the $50 k?" A third email in the chain revealed that the original email address used by Tesla for the booking confirmation “was no longer in service."In his post, Altman wrote: “I really was excited for the car! And I understand delays. But 7.5 years has felt like a long time to wait."
His announcement quickly went viral, gathering more than 2.5 million views and sparking a flood of reactions online. One user asked, “Why cancel after waiting 7.5 years when the final version is going to be unveiled at the end of the year?" Another mused, “What’s $50K between two billionaires anyway."
According to Tesla’s website, the vehicle in question is the Roadster — billed as an “all-electric supercar" that “maximises the potential of aerodynamic engineering — with record-setting performance and efficiency."
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October 31, 2025, 13:39 IST
News tech After Waiting 7.5 Years For His Tesla, Sam Altman Now Wants His $50,000 Back
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