Embattled chancellor will sweep absent regulation to allow testing of cars and set up £1bn for techDriverless cars will be on Britain’s roads by 2021 as a result of sweeping regulatory reforms that will set the UK in the forefront of a post-Brexit technological revolution,chancellor Philip Hammond will say this week. In his budget on Wednesday Hammond will allow driverless cars to be tested without any human operator inside or external the car, and without the legal constraints and rules that apply in many other EU nations, and much of the US.The glide welcomed by the UK motor industry – is section of an attempt by Hammond and the Treasury to project a more upbeat message about the prospects for the UK economy after Brexit,and focus on opportunities as well as the risks. Carmakers have warned that they may have to glide at least some production abroad if there is no deal to keep Britain inside the EU single market and customs union, at least for a two-year transition period.
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Source: guardian.co.uk