Across three Mercedes-Benz internships in Germany and California, I contributed to infotainment UX spanning navigation, vehicle consumption, and driving-mode visualizations. Working across UX Engineering, UX Design, and Advanced UX Design, I saw how automotive interfaces balance clarity, safety, and a premium in-car experience.

UX Engineering Team, Sindelfingen · 2014
UX Design Team, Sindelfingen · 2016
Advanced UX Design Team, Sunnyvale · 2018

Designing for a moving vehicle changes the interaction model. Because drivers need to stay focused on the road, Mercedes combines touchscreen, center-console touchpad, steering-wheel controls, and voice to make key actions accessible in different contexts.

Touchscreen

Center Console

Touchpad

Steering Wheel

Touchpad

Voice Assistant

NAVI

GATI

ON

NAVI

GATI

ON

MBUX | 2018

I contributed to the destination-entry redesign for MBUX, including flows for intermediate stops and alternative routes. My focus was making complex route choices easier to understand and act on from the vehicle.

VEHICLE

CONSUMPTION

VEHICLE

CONSUMPTION

VEHICLE

CONSUMPTION

I owned the design of the vehicle-consumption graph, from understanding the existing system and competitor patterns through concept development and final asset delivery.


Working closely with development and implementation engineers, I balanced legibility, system constraints, and the visual precision expected of the MBUX interface.


I owned the design of the vehicle-consumption graph, from understanding the existing system and competitor patterns through concept development and final asset delivery.


Working closely with development and implementation engineers, I balanced legibility, system constraints, and the visual precision expected of the MBUX interface.


DRIVING
ANIMATIONS

DRIVING
ANIMATIONS

DRIVING
ANIMATIONS

I created motion studies for Comfort, Eco, and Sport driving modes in After Effects, helping translate each mode into a distinct in-car visual language. The goal was to make changes in vehicle behavior feel immediate, legible, and emotionally connected to the drive.