{"id":22205,"date":"2025-10-31T08:14:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/after-waiting-7-5-years-for-his-tesla-sam-altman-now-wants-his-50000-back-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T08:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:14:13","slug":"after-waiting-7-5-years-for-his-tesla-sam-altman-now-wants-his-50000-back-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/after-waiting-7-5-years-for-his-tesla-sam-altman-now-wants-his-50000-back-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"After Waiting 7.5 Years For His Tesla, Sam Altman Now Wants His $50,000 Back | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9671496\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 31, 2025, 13:39 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9671496\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3107457564 asubttl-schema\">Sam Altman waited 7.5 years for his Tesla Roadster, now requests a $50000 refund. His viral post sparked reactions as Tesla\u2019s email address was found inactive.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgorg\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3107457564 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sam Altman waited 7.5 years for his Tesla Roadster, now requests a $50000 refund. His viral post sparked reactions as Tesla\u2019s email address was found inactive.  (File)\" title=\"Sam Altman waited 7.5 years for his Tesla Roadster, now requests a $50000 refund. His viral post sparked reactions as Tesla\u2019s email address was found inactive.  (File)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3107457564\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sam Altman waited 7.5 years for his Tesla Roadster, now requests a $50000 refund. His viral post sparked reactions as Tesla\u2019s email address was found inactive.  (File)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">OpenAI\u2019s Sam Altman has shared his frustration publicly after a long wait \u2014 seven and a half years \u2014 for his Tesla vehicle, and is now requesting a refund of the $50,000 he paid when he made his reservation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In a post accompanied by screenshots of his email correspondence with Tesla, Altman recounts the full timeline:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li style=\"font-weight:400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In 2018, he received a confirmation email: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cWe have successfully received your reservation payments. Your reservation is now paid in full.&#8221;<\/span><\/i> <\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">This year, the message he sent back: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cHi, I\u2019d like to cancel my reservation. Could you please refund me the $50 k?&#8221;<\/span><\/i> <\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A third email in the chain revealed that the original email address used by Tesla for the booking confirmation \u201cwas no longer in service.&#8221;<\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In his post, Altman wrote: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cI really was excited for the car! And I understand delays. But 7.5 years has felt like a long time to wait.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">His announcement quickly went viral, gathering more than 2.5 million views and sparking a flood of reactions online. One user asked, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cWhy cancel after waiting 7.5 years when the final version is going to be unveiled at the end of the year?&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> Another mused, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cWhat\u2019s $50K between two billionaires anyway.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">According to Tesla\u2019s website, the vehicle in question is the Roadster \u2014 billed as an \u201call-electric supercar&#8221; that \u201cmaximises the potential of aerodynamic engineering \u2014 with record-setting performance and efficiency.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3107457564 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>United States of America (USA)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3107457564 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 31, 2025, 13:39 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3107457564 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> After Waiting 7.5 Years For His Tesla, Sam Altman Now Wants His $50,000 Back<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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