From Waymos coming to Houston to Aurora trucks on the highway, driverless vehicles are hitting Texas roads this summer. Now, Tesla is expected to jump into the fray by beginning its own robotaxi service in Austin as soon as June 12.

Tesla's robotaxis trial in Austin, Texas is slated to launch by the end of June, Elon Musk confirmed. Find out why this is a high-stakes move for the EV giant.

The electric vehicle maker will roll out about 10 self-driving cars in some parts of the city, and scale up to about a thousand within a few months, Musk told CNBC in an interview. "We are actually going to deploy not to the entire Austin region,