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 as researcher at the University of Stuttgart in 2019 and managed public projects regarding human factors in automated driving before taking on her PhD project on behalf of the Audi AG. Valeria did her B.Sc. in Human-Computer Systems in Würzburg, her M.Sc. in Human Factors Engineering at the Technical University of Munich, and gained practical experience in Research & Development in the automotive sector.