George Osborne to back driverless car trials on UK motorways

Trials starting as early as next year to be announced in budget as part of chancellor's plans to kickstart British economy

Driverless cars will be tested on Britain's motorways as soon as next year, George Osborne will announce in next week's budget, as he claims that Britain can "lead the world in new technologies and infrastructure".

The chancellor will deliver his budget on Wednesday and is expected to warn that the deteriorating global outlook will make it harder to reach his target of delivering a surplus on the public finances by the end of the parliament in 2020.