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Dietrich Manstetten is a director and chief expert for Human-Computer Interaction at Bosch Corporate Research in Renningen, Germany. He received his master’s degree in mathematics and Ph.D. in computer science, both from RWTH Aachen University. At Bosch, he did research and advance development wrt to topics as system safety, traffic simulation, driver assistance, driver-vehicle interactionRead more

Arianne Walker is the chief evangelist for Alexa Auto at Amazon, where she helps educate automakers and device makers about voice.   Prior to that, she was head of automotive industry strategy at Oracle Data Cloud where she helped automotive marketers discover and implement the best possible audience strategies for their marketing efforts.  Her automotive backgroundRead more

Carsten Isert is the engineering lead for Android Automotive for Google in Munich, Germany. His team is working on a range of projects to augment the native infotainment experience in cars. He is passionate about bringing innovations into cars and has given talks at events like TEDx Hongkong, TechCrunch Shanghai, and GMIC. Before joining Google,Read more

Juliane Steinberg is currently a Senior UX/UI Specialist Speech at MBition Mercedes-Benz Innovation Lab. Master’s degree in Cognitive Science from Lund University, Sweden PhD in Psycholinguistics from Saarland University, Saarbrücken: research on interplay of visual and linguistic processing stint in market research with EyeSquare in Berlin voice application developer with SemanticEdge in Berlin for 4.5Read more

Richard leads the Alexa Automotive European solutions architecture team at Amazon, following his passion for automotive software and voice first experiences. His team helps brands to integrate and launch Alexa in their vehicles.  Prior to Amazon Richard has worked at start-ups and larger companies such as Sun Microsystems and HARMAN International, always at the intersectionRead more

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I’m the technical specialist at Jaguar Land Rover and responsible for the strategy of personalized and intelligent user experiences. My engineer back ground is broad, ranging from embedded model based software design and implementation to servo control systems to precision optic fabrication. As part of my current role I have experience in AI, data analytics,Read more

M.Sc. Valeria Bopp-Bertenbreiter is a researcher at the Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management IAT, University of Stuttgart, and external PhD candidate on behalf of the Audi AG. Her research interests include technology assessment with a focus on UX and user needs as well as human factors in automated driving. She started working asRead more

Drew Meehan is a Senior UX Designer at TomTom, with a focus on UI design strategy and implementation of in-dash navigation products. He worked on the concept team for the new TomTom Navigation for Automotive product and is a member of the location-technology company’s EV Working Group. Before joining TomTom in 2020, Drew was FounderRead more

I am passionate about improving the relationship between people and technology with the goal of creating safe and innovative HMI. At Arrival, I work as a Human Factors Specialist responsible for Human Factors Attribute and Guidelines definition across Arrival and all programmes in addition to leading the development of various Human Factors features.Read more