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A new helmet rearview camera system is safer than conventional mirrors, according to four-time World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty. In this video, the world champ says the British Zona camera system means he can concentrate on the road ahead while still keeping an eye on the rear vision via a screen in his periphery vision. …
KTM appears to be joining BMW in pushing head-up display (HUD) helmet technology that integrates with their bikes and other motorists. The company’s parent, Pierer Industry AG, has invested in American HUD company Nuviz, the first to offer an aftermarket HUD accessory. The funds will help the company release their device, the Nuviz-770, which includes …
Head-up display for riders has not died with the closure of American HUD helmet company Skully as fellow Americans FUSAR Technologies are developing “Eyes-Up Display”. Skully was the fastest fully-funded campaign on Indiegogo to reach $1 million, but now it has crashed and left customers likely to lose deposits. It has also set back head-up …
Head-up display was promised as the next big thing in motorcycle helmet technology, but now Skully Helmets has collapsed amid a misappropriations scandal while other developers are holding off. Head-up display shows vital information either on the visor or a small periphery translucent screen. It has been a feature in luxury cars for a few years and was first used …
A Russian prototype helmet with head-up display is claimed to have “true HUD” while the Skully and coming BMW helmets and aftermarket devices from Nuviz and BikeHUD are basically like Google Glass with small inset screens. The Livemap helmet is still only in its second prototype stage, but company CEO Andrew Artishchev says they will have them …
Thanks to Australian readers of Motorbike Writer, the UK-based Bikesystems BikeHUD ADVENTURE Gen2 head-up display unit for motorcycle helmets now has a new slogan. Over the past couple of months we’ve been asking readers to send in their suggestions with the winner receiving a new BikeHUD Adventure unit worth $A400 and becoming one of the first in Australia to …
The head-up display revolution is coming with the Skully helmet and aftermarket accessories and now BMW has joined the trend. BMW Motorrad will display the HUD helmet, along with a laser light for their K 1600 GTL tourer at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from January 6-9, 2016. BMW says the HUD …
As international-standard helmets are now approved in most of Australia, we thought we’d look back 50 years to helmet safety standards. Today’s rigorously tested helmets are made of tough and lightweight materials such as carbon fibre, polycarbonate plastic, fibreglass and kevlar in the shell with a polystyrene foam inner. Studies show that today’s helmets reduce …
Riders who adopt hi-tech safety technologies such as head-up display may face harassment from over-jealous police who issue fines for wearing them, warns long-time motorcycle campaigner and Emeritus Professor of Transport Marcus Wigan. He says the approval in most states and territories of UNECE 22.05 helmets is a welcome move, but there now remain side …
The world’s first commercial available motorcycle helmet with an integrated head-up display (HUD), the Skully AR-1, is shipping to customers, just two years from concept. The AR-1 has received DOT/ECE certification and will be available in Australia in states where the international standard helmet is permitted (at this stage, Queensland, NSW, Victoria, ACT and NT). …