True driverless technology has arrived.

On December 14, an X user captured footage of a Tesla Model Y driving on the streets of Austin. The car appeared to be empty, and there was even no safety supervisor on board.

Last Sunday (December 14), an X user captured footage of a Tesla Model Y driving on the streets of Austin. The car appeared to be empty, and there was even no safety supervisor on board.

Since Tesla launched its Robotaxi service in Austin in June this year, there has always been a safety supervisor sitting in the front passenger seat.

This video has caused great excitement among Tesla followers online. Some of them even immediately opened the ride - hailing app to place an order to verify whether the dispatched vehicle still had a safety supervisor (the result showed that there was still a supervisor).

Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded later on Sunday, stating that the company is currently testing driverless taxis without human safety supervisors, although it seems that they have not yet been opened to paying passengers.

"The testing is underway, and there is no one in the car," Musk wrote in reply to the X user who posted the original video.

Tesla officially responded to this video with the phrase "Just saying".

Ashok Elluswamy, the head of Tesla's artificial intelligence business, also responded. He posted on X, saying, "Let the show begin!"

According to data from Robotaxi Tracker, which is operated by local Austin autonomous - driving industry observer Ethan McKenna, there are currently 31 active Tesla Robotaxis in Austin, an increase from 29 in November.

Musk revealed in a podcast in October this year that Tesla aims to expand its fleet of driverless taxis in Austin to 500 by the end of this year.

However, it didn't take long for this goal to seem to be lowered. Musk said at the end of November that the number of Tesla Robotaxis in Austin would double in December.

Musk revealed at an event last week that Tesla Robotaxis will remove safety supervisors and achieve truly driverless passenger - carrying within three weeks.

This article is from the WeChat official account "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily", author: Bian Chun. It is published by 36Kr with authorization.