Musk says to expect Tesla robotaxis in at least 1 US city by June

Tesla is ready to shift gears into the future

CEO Elon Musk confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday that the company will launch its first fleet of robo-taxis next month

starting in Austin, Texas, with plans to expand to major cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco

The rollout starts small, just 10 vehicles hitting Austin streets by the end of June

But if all goes well, Musk says Tesla could scale up to thousands of autonomous taxis

It's been a long time coming for Tesla investors. They've been promised self-driving tech is coming since 2016

Now Musk says they're taking a cautious approach, and other automakers are paying attention

There are a number of major automakers that have talked to us about licensing self-driving

and we're very much open to that. Um, so, uh, I think the more, the more we demonstrate the capability of self-driving

the more that they will want to license it. Um, and, um, and we're, we're happy to help

Tesla is starting with Model Y vehicles as RoboTaxi is equipped with its new full self-driving

unsupervised technology. The move comes as Alphabet's Waymo reports 250,000 driverless rides per week across U.S. cities, including Phoenix and San Francisco. Musk's cautious

approach to a rollout of robo comes when the public is reportedly skeptical of driverless technology It also happening as the industry faces scrutiny Last year GM cruise unit was

fined $1.5 million after one of its driverless vehicles struck a pedestrian in San Francisco

According to AAA, just 13 percent of American drivers feel trust riding and self-driving

vehicles, though that's an increase from just nine percent last year. Tesla's tech will also

look different. Unlike Waymo, which used high-end sensors such as LIDAR and radar, Tesla is relying

mostly on cameras and AI. Musk also addressed his focus on Tesla this week, saying he's steering

away from political donations for now. In terms of political spending, I'm going to do a lot less

in the future. And why is that? I think I've done enough. Musk's comment comes amid backlash over

his political donations, including hundreds of millions to President Trump's re-election campaign

and his involvement in DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, which has led to mass

layoffs of federal workers. The controversy has spurred boycotts and protests, and Tesla sales

have slipped. Still, Musk tells Bloomberg he's not going anywhere. He plans to focus fully on Tesla

for the next five years, saying there's no doubt about that. For more unbiased updates

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