The NSW budget, to be announced tomorrow by State Treasurer Dominic Perrottet, has set aside $10 million to expand driverless vehicle trials, with the transport department to distribute the funds over four years through its Smart Innovation Centre.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance says the trials will help the government, universities and the private sector work together to see how the technology will shape cities and regions.

The first trial of driverless “smart shuttles” is taking place at Olympic Park in Sydney.