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⚡️Roadster A spectacular debut drew congratulations from Musk’s longtime public rival Altman, who received a calm response

BlockBeats reported that October 17, Tesla’s next-generation Roadster made its debut yesterday. During the demonstration,Roadster used SpaceX cold-gas propulsion and a bottom suction system to perform stunts including inverted hill climbing, aerial flips, and jumping over cars, 0-60-mile acceleration in under 1 seconds, drawing widespread attention.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman subsequently posted congratulations on X: “The new Roadster looks quite spectacular—well done, Elon.” As longtime public “rivals,” the community was quite surprised by Altman’s statement. Musk did not respond with direct enthusiasm; instead, in a related discussion thread, he replied “Indeed” to jokes such as whether he had canceled the previous cancellation of the order, in a restrained and slightly teasing tone.

The two had previously had a public feud over Roadster. At the end of 2025, Altman posted that he had preordered the vehicle for nearly 7.5 years without delivery and requested a refund of approximately 50000 USD in deposit, while sharing the relevant emails. Musk responded that the refund had actually been processed quickly and again raised disputes related to OpenAI. The congratulations and calm response have prompted renewed speculation about their relationship, but the core conflict has not been resolved.

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