SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 (Reuters) - Tesla will

expand its robotaxi service to the San Francisco Bay Area "in a

month or two", depending on regulatory approvals, CEO Elon Musk

said on Wednesday.

Tesla last month rolled out a test of the long-promised

service in a limited area of Austin, Texas, with about a dozen

vehicles and many restrictions, including a safety monitor in

the front passenger seat.

Tesla will expand the service to "a larger area in

Austin this weekend," Musk said on his social media platform X

in response to a post from another user about the lack of an

update on expansion.

When Tesla Owners Silicon Valley asked about expansion

in the Bay Area, Musk said: "Waiting on regulatory approvals,

but probably in a month or two."