The Alliance for Automotive Innovation’s effort focuses on effective ways for determining appropriate driver engagement while educating the public on the benefits and limitations of driver-assist features.
The statement contradicts initial police reports that said no one was in the driver’s seat.
Revenue at the EV maker jumped 74 percent to $10.4 billion, and automotive gross margins hit 26.5 percent. CEO Elon Musk touted several new quarterly records set by the company.
The deal, expected to close in the third quarter, comes at a time of increasing consolidation in the capital-intensive self-driving industry.
The automaker, which formed earlier this year with the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot, spent $4.2 billion on worldwide advertising last year.