Sem Altman has requested a refund for the deposit he paid for a Tesla Roadster he ordered back in 2018 The reason is simple: despite seven and a half years passing, the car has still not gone into production
Altman wrote on social media that “waiting seven and a half years is far too long” Interestingly, instead of the original 45,000-dollar deposit, he is now demanding 50,000 dollars
The billionaire described the situation as a “three-act story” and shared three screenshots with his followers The first shows the order confirmation letter from Tesla dated July 2018 The second shows Altman’s message requesting a refund The third, most ironic, shows the notification that the letter was returned because the “mailing address was not found”
Altman added that he really wanted the car and understands the delays but waiting this long is simply too much
It is worth noting that Tesla unveiled its second-generation Roadster back in 2017, but the production date has been repeatedly postponed Elon Musk had promised that this car would become the fastest serial production vehicle in history
Comments on the post have also attracted attention For example, the “Grok” chatbot calculated that if Altman had invested the 45,000 dollars in Tesla stock back in 2018, by October 2025 it could have grown to 953,000 dollars
Some media outlets speculate that Altman is using this post to subtly poke fun at Elon Musk This is likely related to ongoing legal disputes between the two tech leaders over the future of OpenAI
