Sam Altman praises Tesla flying Roadster despite past refund dispute with Musk

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Sam Altman praised Tesla's new Roadster 2 as "quite amazing" on October 16, despite a past public dispute with Elon Musk over a $50,000 refund for Altman's cancelled reservation. The compliment came after Tesla unveiled the Roadster 2, which features technology to briefly lift the vehicle into the air. Musk celebrated the reveal, saying "Turns out the future does have flying cars." The feud began October 31, 2025, when Altman said he cancelled his reservation and hadn't received his refund. Musk claimed the issue was resolved within 24 hours, then accused Altman of "stealing" OpenAI's nonprofit structure.


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