Shadow Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce measures promoting the development of driverless and electric vehicles in this week 's budget speech to the House of Commons . The measures are likely to include regulatory changes allowing manufacturers to test autonomous vehicles on public roads without a backup human driver . £ 100 m ( $ 220 m ) will be set aside for incentives to buy electric vehicles , while a £ 400 m ( $ 529 m ) fund will support new charging stations .
UK Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce measures promoting the development of driverless and electric vehicles in this week's budget statement to the House of Commons. The measures are likely to include rule changes allowing manufacturers to test autonomous vehicles on public roads without a backup human driver. £100m ($132m) will be set aside for incentives to buy electric vehicles, while a £400m ($529m) fund will support new charging stations.