Dennis Schaefer

Autonomy Systems & AI Product Designer

Dennis Schaefer designs the human layer for autonomous and AI-driven systems — translating complex machine intelligence into interfaces that operators can trust, understand, and act on under real-world conditions.

Designing for autonomy — not against it

Autonomy interfaces must communicate intent, confidence, limitations, and the right moment for human intervention.

AI product design at Zoox

Human-in-the-loop tools helped operators understand and resolve situations the robotaxi autonomy could not handle alone.

Autonomy designer at Shield AI

No-code tooling translated autonomy logic into composable interface patterns for engineers and operators.

Autonomous aviation at Reliable Robotics

Certified remote-flight systems demand clear communication of aircraft state, risk, and automation behaviour.

3D real-time visualisation for AI systems

Spatial interfaces make machine perception and reasoning inspectable to the people supervising it.