Uber and Tesla CEOs added to Trump team of business advisers

US president-elect Donald Trump has added tech executives Elon Musk and Travis Kalanick to his team of business advisers ahead of his entrance into the Oval Office in January of next year.

The two men are CEOs of two of the most important companies in the technology industry - car-maker Tesla and ride-sharing app Uber. They will join Trump's Strategic and Policy Forum, the Republican announced in a statement ahead of a key summit of industry leaders at Trump Tower on Wednesday.

PepsiCo chairman and chief executive Indra Nooyi will also form part of the group, which will be used by Trump for advice on matters of business importance.

At the beginning of the month, the president-elect announced the addition of 16 business leaders to the Strategic and Policy forum, but only IBM chief Ginni Rometty represented the tech industry until the incorporation of Musk and Kalanick.

Wednesday's meeting will see big-hitters from the sector converge on New York for a key meeting which will provide an indication of how their relationship with Trump is likely to be.

"America has the most innovative and vibrant companies in the world, and the pioneering CEOs joining this Forum today are at the top of their fields," said Trump in a statement.

The group will include Musk and Rometty, as well as Alphabet CEO Larry Page, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.

Trump has been busy in recent weeks making key appointments to his first administration, with the majority being subject to Senate approval.