Transport and transport technology: public attitudes tracker
Tracking public attitudes to and awareness of transport technologies in England.
- car ownership and connectivity
- electric vehicles
- automated vehicles and driver assistance features
- drones
- Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)
- ride-sharing
- space tourism and flying taxis
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Published Wave 7 summary report, data dictionary and tables.
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Published Wave 6 summary report, data dictionary and tables.
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Added Wave 5 report and a ZIP file containing accompanying tables, data dictionary and datasets.
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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).
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Document updated to correct battery life figure on page 2 from 42% to 41%.
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First published.
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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 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 appendices
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Research into public awareness of and attitudes to current, emerging and future transport technologies, including:
The reports summarise 67 waves of research undertakenthat byare Kantar on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Waves 1 to 5 were collected prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; Wave 6 data was collected in August 2020.
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.
Published 26 October 2018
Last updated 2823 JanuaryNovember 2021
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Update history
2025-04-08 16:14
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.
2024-12-19 10:00
Wave 11 data tables updated to include a cross break with 9 transport user segments developed by DfT.
2024-09-26 09:30
Wave 10 and wave 11 report and research evidence added.
2023-02-23 09:29
Wave 9 report and research evidence added.
2022-05-12 10:30
Wave 8 report and research evidence added.
2021-11-23 16:17
Published Wave 7 summary report, data dictionary and tables.
2021-01-28 09:30
Published Wave 6 summary report, data dictionary and tables.
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 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 appendices
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Details
Research into public awareness of and attitudes to current, emerging and future transport technologies, including:
The reports summarise 67 waves of research undertakenthat byare Kantar on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Waves 1 to 5 were collected prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; Wave 6 data was collected in August 2020.
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.
Published 26 October 2018
Last updated 2823 JanuaryNovember 2021
+ show all updates
Research into public awareness of and attitudes to current, emerging and future transport technologies, including:
The reports summarise 67 waves of research undertakenthat byare Kantar on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Waves 1 to 5 were collected prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; Wave 6 data was collected in August 2020.
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.
Last updated
Update history
2025-04-08 16:14
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.
2024-12-19 10:00
Wave 11 data tables updated to include a cross break with 9 transport user segments developed by DfT.
2024-09-26 09:30
Wave 10 and wave 11 report and research evidence added.
2023-02-23 09:29
Wave 9 report and research evidence added.
2022-05-12 10:30
Wave 8 report and research evidence added.
2021-11-23 16:17
Published Wave 7 summary report, data dictionary and tables.
2021-01-28 09:30
Published Wave 6 summary report, data dictionary and tables.