Numerous transport innovations promise to improve how people and goods move, while simultaneously decreasing the externalities that transport imposes on society. Public institutions offer large amounts of funding to make these concepts become reality. Yet fragmented and partial insights into technology development impede the efficient allocation of funds and may slow down innovation. This study contributes to a holistic and coordinated understanding of transport research and innovation by evaluating 3381 European Union-funded projects between 2007 and 2020. A technology taxonomy is built through a Grounded Theory approach, comprising 867 technologies that fall under 45 technology themes. Information is provided on funding characteristics and the technology development phase for each technology. The paper expands our understanding on the role of funding to innovate transport and offers suggestions to further improve research funding allocation.

许多交通创新有望改善人员和货物的移动方式，同时减少交通对社会造成的外部影响。公共机构提供大量资金以使这些概念成为现实。然而，对技术发展的零散和片面见解阻碍了资金的有效分配，并可能减缓创新。本研究通过评估 2007 年至 2020 年间欧盟资助的 3381 个项目，有助于对交通研究和创新的整体和协调理解。技术分类是通过扎根理论方法构建的，包括属于 45 个技术主题的 867 项技术。提供了有关每种技术的资金特征和技术开发阶段的信息。