Musk says Tesla is on track to launch a robotaxi trial in Austin, Texas by the end of June

(Reuters) – Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday said a test of robotaxis would begin on schedule in Austin, Texas by the end of June.

Musk in a CNBC interview said that he expected Austin to launch with about 10 cars and that robotaxi deployment would scale up to about a thousand within a few months.

(Reporting by Akash Sriram; editing by Peter Henderson)