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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker

Tracking public attitudes to and awareness of transport technologies in the UK.

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From:
Department for Transport
Published:
27 October 2018
Last updated:
30 July 2026
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  1. Report and data added for the Autumn 2025 wave of technology tracker research.

  2. 2025 spring wave research added plus final report, data set, dictionary and tables for the Autumn 2024 wave updated to correct the combined variable for questions B2 and B39b concerning disability and long-standing health problems.

  3. Technology tracker: autumn wave 2024 added.

  4. Removed combined variable for questions 124 and 125 on 'e-scooter use' to correct calculations within data sets, dictionaries and tables for waves 8, 9, 10 and 11.

  5. Wave 11 data tables updated to include a cross break with 9 transport user segments developed by DfT.

  6. Wave 10 and wave 11 report and research evidence added.

  7. Wave 9 report and research evidence added.

  8. Wave 8 report and research evidence added.

  9. Published Wave 7 summary report, data dictionary and tables.

  10. Published Wave 6 summary report, data dictionary and tables.

  11. Added Wave 5 report and a ZIP file containing accompanying tables, data dictionary and datasets.

  12. Published Wave 4 summary report, data set, dictionary and tables.

  13. The variable urbanisation_3bands has been updated in the data set for waves 1 to 3 combined, within the 'public attitudes tracker wave 3 data set, dictionary and tables' zip file. This follows identification of a coding error that meant urbanisation was being incorrectly derived for 1,225 cases in the wave 3 data (35% of all interviews included in the wave 3 data).

  14. Wave 3 research published.

  15. Document updated to correct battery life figure on page 2 from 42% to 41%.

  16. First published.

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Technology tracker: autumn wave 2025

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker autumn 2025 data set, dictionary and tables

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Technology tracker: spring wave 2025

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Transport and transport technology: spring 2025 data set, dictionary and tables

ZIP, 7.91 MB

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Technology tracker: autumn wave 2024

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Transport and transport technology: autumn 2024 data set, dictionary and tables

ZIP, 5.36 MB

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Technology tracker: wave 11

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 11 data set, dictionary and tables

ZIP, 7.15 MB

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Technology tracker: wave 10

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 10 data set, dictionary and tables

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Technology tracker: wave 9

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 9 data set, dictionary and tables

ZIP, 5.72 MB

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Technology tracker: wave 8

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 8 data set, dictionary and tables

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 7 summary report

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 7 data set, dictionary and tables

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 6 summary report

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 6 data dictionary and tables

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 5 summary report

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 5 data set, dictionary and tables

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Transport and technology: public attitudes tracker wave 4 summary report

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 4 data set, dictionary and tables

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Transport and technology: public attitudes tracker wave 3 summary report

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker wave 3 data set, dictionary and tables

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Transport and technology: public attitudes tracker waves 1 and 2 summary report

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Transport and technology: public attitudes tracker waves 1 and 2 appendices

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Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker waves 1 and 2 data set, dictionary and tables

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Details

Research into public awareness of and attitudes to current, emerging and future transport technologies, including:

  • car ownership and connectivity
  • electric vehicles
  • self-driving vehicles
  • future of flight
  • e-scooters
  • e-cycles
  • drones
  • Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)
  • ride-sharing
  • space tourism and flying taxis

Ipsos UK has run wave 7 (June 2021) to wave 11 (December 2023) and the wave for autumn 2024 of this survey on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT). Waves 7 to 11 data should not be compared back to previous survey waves due to methodological changes. The Autumn 2024 data should also not be compared to previous waves due to methodological changes.

The wave 11 data tables and autumn 2024 data tables for England include a cross break with the 9 transport user segments developed by DfT.

This research is part of the Future of Transport programme, which aims to shape transport innovation and secure the UK’s position as a leader in the transport sector of the future.

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