AVA (Autonomous Voice Assistant) is a voice user interface I designed to explore the future of transportation. She’s a quirky ten-year-old AI persona who inhabits a car but, much to her frustration, isn’t old enough to drive. I introduced AVA to the public at Union Square in Manhattan. While she appeared to be part of a brand activation, she was actually a design research project for my graduate thesis at the School of Visual Arts.

Serendipity is a mobile app that helps passengers on autonomous vehicles meet up with their online friends in person by suggesting convenient, real-time opportunities to connect during their journey. The app's mission is to use AV technology to enable genuine human connections and community. I developed this app for my Graduate Thesis for the School of Visual Arts' Products of Design program.