Building on recent driverless sightings in Austin confirmed by Tesla's FSD head Ashok Elluswamy, enthusiast Sawyer Merritt posted December 21, 2025, video of an unsupervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) ride in a Model Y robotaxi, with follow-up clips highlighting performance in the city.
Tesla commentator Sawyer Merritt shared footage on X on December 21, 2025 (21:05 UTC), titled 'Tesla FSD Unsupervised ride in Model Y Robotaxi!', showing the system operating without human intervention. A later post (23:42 UTC) added 'More Tesla FSD Unsupervised footage from Austin, Texas,' capturing real-world urban navigation.
These shares follow sightings of empty Model Y robotaxis in Austin streets—initially on December 14 and confirmed this week by FSD head Ashok Elluswamy—underscoring Tesla's push toward unsupervised autonomy and robotaxi services amid CEO Elon Musk's 2025 goals.
Austin's urban setting and regulations support such testing. While details like route or metrics are absent, the footage fuels discussion on FSD's safety and viability, as Tesla expands amid EV market challenges.
