<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk and AI Director Ashok Elluswamy celebrated Christmas Eve by sharing personal experiences with Robotaxi vehicles that had no safety monitor or occupant in the driver’s seat. Musk described the system’s “perfect driving” around Austin, while Elluswamy posted video from the back seat, calling it “an amazing experience.”</p>    <p>The executives’ unoccupied tests hint at the rapid progress of Tesla’s unsupervised Robotaxi efforts.</p>    <h2><strong>Elon and Ashok’s firsthand Robotaxi insights</strong></h2>    <p>Prior to Musk and the Tesla AI Director’s posts, sightings of unmanned Teslas navigating public roads were widely shared on social media. One such vehicle was spotted in Austin, Texas, which Elon Musk acknowleged by stating that “Testing is underway with no occupants in the car.” </p>    <p>Based on his Christmas Eve post, Musk seemed to have tested an unmanned Tesla himself. “A Tesla with no safety monitor in the car and me sitting in the passenger seat took me all around Austin on Sunday with perfect driving,” Musk wrote in his post.</p>    <p>Elluswamy responded with a 2-minute video showing himself in the rear of an unmanned Tesla. The video featured the vehicle’s empty front seats, as well as its smooth handling through real-world traffic. He captioned his video with the words, “It’s an amazing experience!”</p>    <figure><div> <blockquote><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A Tesla with no safety monitor in the car and me sitting in the passenger seat took me all around Austin on Sunday with perfect driving</p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 24, 2025</blockquote> </div></figure>    <figure><div> <blockquote><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s an amazing experience! pic.twitter.com/eFayZQEzPj</p>— Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy) December 24, 2025</blockquote> </div></figure>    <h2><strong>Towards Unsupervised operations</strong></h2>    <p>During an xAI Hackathon earlier this month, Elon Musk mentioned that Tesla owed be removing Safety Monitors from its Robotaxis in Austin in just three weeks. “Unsupervised is pretty much solved at this point. So there will be Tesla Robotaxis operating in Austin with no one in them. Not even anyone in the passenger seat in about three weeks,” he said. Musk echoed similar estimates at the 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting and the Q3 2025 earnings call.</p>    <p>Considering the insights that were posted Musk and Elluswamy, it does appear that Tesla is working hard towards operating its Robotaxis with no safety monitors. This is quite impressive considering that the service was launched just earlier this year.</p> <p>The post Elon Musk and Tesla AI Director share insights after empty driver seat Robotaxi rides appeared first on TESLARATI.</p></div>

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<p>Elon Musk and Tesla AI Director Ashok Elluswamy shared experiences with Tesla's unsupervised Robotaxi, highlighting its progress. Musk described "perfect driving" in Austin, while Elluswamy shared a video of the smooth ride. Musk announced plans to remove safety monitors from Robotaxis in Austin within three weeks, indicating rapid advancements in Tesla's autonomous vehicle technology.</p>

- Tesla CEO Elon Musk and AI Director Ashok Elluswamy shared personal experiences of unmanned Robotaxi rides in Austin, showcasing rapid advancements in Tesla's unsupervised driving technology.  
- Musk reported “perfect driving” in an unmanned Tesla, while Elluswamy posted a video of the vehicle operating without occupants, emphasizing the smooth handling.  
- Musk indicated that unsupervised operations with no safety monitors would be implemented in about three weeks, reflecting Tesla's commitment to advancing its Robotaxi service.

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Elon Musk and Tesla AI Director share insights after empty driver seat Robotaxi rides