The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the technology of unmanned transport is being tested more and more actively and is gradually introduced into our lives promising various advantages. Meanwhile, it is stated that an unmanned vehicle causes distrust, unlike a driver-driven vehicle. The purpose of the study is to conduct a theoretical review of Russian and foreign literature in the fi eld of studying people’s attitudes to innovative technologies and to identify the social and psychological determinants of the individual’s attitude to unmanned vehicles.