This presentation explores how HMI design for mobile machines is evolving from static control panels into intelligent, context-aware co-pilots. It shows how modern HMIs enhance safety, clarity and efficiency today, while increasingly enabling assisted and (semi-) autonomous machine functions. By bridging operator interaction, system intelligence and connected ecosystems, HMIs become a key enabler for supervision, trust and control in automated operations. Aimed at technical leaders, the talk focuses on practical, scalable approaches that support both human operators and (semi-) autonomous machines.

• HMI as a safety-critical system: From information display to situational awareness and error prevention
• From operator interface to co-pilot: How context-aware HMIs enable assistance and autonomy
• Futureproof by design: Scalable HMI architectures connecting machines, fleets and ecosystems