April 25 (Reuters) - Self-driving technology firm Mobileye Global beat market expectations for quarterly revenue on Thursday as it benefited from higher orders for its driver assistance chips amid a wave of investment in automation by carmakers.

The company reported first-quarter revenue of $239 million, compared with analysts' average estimate of $231.6 million, according to LSEG data. (Reporting by Zaheer Kachwala in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)