A Tesla attorney said that the Reuters information request would disclose 'Tesla’s deployment procedure, process, status, and strategy,' and would thereby 'irreparably harm Tesla.'

Tesla is trying to prevent the city of Austin, Texas, from releasing public records to Reuters involving the EV maker’s planned launch of self-driving robotaxis in the city this month.The news agency in February requested communications between Tesla and Austin officials over the previous two years.

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.