Elon Musk confirms Tesla plan for robotaxis on Austin roads in June

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the company will have robotaxis on the streets of Austin, Texas by the end of June.

In an interview with CNBC‘s David Faber on Tuesday at the company’s headquarters in Austin, Musk said the robotaxi service will eventually open in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Musk said the robotaxi service will start with about 10 vehicles in Austin, and rapidly expand to thousands of vehicles should the launch go well with no incidents. Tesla will then look to put robotaxis on the road in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Musk told Faber.

Since 2016, Musk has been promising Tesla investors, customers and fans that the company is about a year away from delivering a self-driving car that’s capable of driving passengers around safely without human interventions, or a human at the steering wheel.

Alphabet’s Waymo is already operating commercial, driverless ride-hailing services in various U.S. markets.  On a recent earnings call, Alphabet said Waymo already conducts 250,000 paid trips per week.

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