Like two kids who were somehow given access to the Internet and endless money, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman arguing online again.
The last copy in this endless beef was started by Altman on October 30, who shared his failed attempt to cancel Tesla Roadster. In X's post with email screenshots, Altman said he pre-ordered the Roadster in July 2018 with a $45,000 deposit. Seven years later, in 2025, he attempted to cancel the booking and get a refund by directly replying to the original booking confirmation email, which resulted in an “address not found” error.
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On the one hand, it's not unusual for a company's email address to change or expire after seven years. On the other hand, it's very unusual for a company to ask for a $45K down payment on a car and then not put it into service for seven years, so we kind of understand where Altman is coming from.
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Musk responded to X on November 1, first changing the subject and claiming that Altman “stole a non-profit,” citing OpenAI's strange trajectory. from a non-profit company to a for-profit company. (Musk participated early in OpenAIBut later sued when the company went commercial.) Tesla's CEO then stated that “Altman's issue has been resolved” and that the OpenAI CEO received a refund “within 24 hours.”
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Altman may have chosen the wrong time to cancel the Roadster reservation because Musk recently said that Tesla is close to showing off a “prototype” of the car, praising it as “if you took all the James Bond cars and combined them, it would be even crazier” – and hinting that it could fly. Then again, this car was originally supposed to go on sale in 2020, so we wouldn't hold our breath waiting for its launch.
