This project examined how the South East Queensland adult residents’ demographic profiles influence their current mobility behaviour, perceptions, and adoption of autonomous shuttle buses. The method includes an online stated preference survey distributed across urban and peri-urban areas, complemented by a wide-ranging review of prior global studies, descriptive and ordinal/binary logistic regression analysis, and partial least structural equation modelling. The findings were validated through qualitative study by interviewing transport experts. The research findings provide comprehensive insights to assist policymakers, transport planners and engineers in their policy decisions and system plans contributing to the wider uptake of ADRT technology solutions.