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The aim of this master thesis is to develop and evaluate a private digital companion for the specific needs of women to increase the women's individual sense of safety in shared automated vehicles (SAVs). To do this, the essential aspects of SAVs, perceived safety and digital assistants will be explained, and women’s needs will be highlighted in the context of shared mobility. To gain an even better understanding of women's con-cerns and needs regarding SAVs and to learn what women understand as a feeling of safety, a workshop (N = 5) that was held will be described. Further will be explored how women envision personal digital companionship in the context of a ride in SAVs. The three prototypes of a private digital companion that were developed on basis of the workshop will be introduced and the user study (N = 13) in which these companions were testes will be described. The user study aims to explore the usability and accepta-bility of digital companions, the level of trust placed in them, and the impact they have on women's overall anxiety. In addition, the emotional response to digital companions will be assessed to avoid a sense of uncanniness that can occur with artificial beings.