[Moto] This new smart motorcycle helmet has a navigation system activated with LED lights

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The technology in the field of the two rues has grown by leaps and bounds. Today it is not uncommon to see a motorcycle with driving assistance systems that avoid more than one scare when we are driving on the road. However, not everything that concerns the motorcycle has had the same evolution.

This is the case of helmets, which, except for the components or materials they are made of, have hardly offered technological solutions beyond an audio system. At least until now, since Forcite has created an intelligent helmet in which it has included, among other systems, a GPS and a Full HD camera that will guide us along the road through an LED lighting system.

Forcite MK1: safety and technology in a single helmet

The technology in the world of two wheels has grown exponentially in almost all surroundings. However, there is one that always seems to lag behind, not being able to initially house electronic components like a motorcycle would. We talk about the helmet.

 

An element that has served as a front protector has fallen but little has been innovated so far. Do not misunderstand me, the helmet has evolved a lot since its creation, improving the comfort of the first shells or the materials with which it has been composed

 

However, technologically speaking, the greatest achievement that had been established among the majority is the use of speakers and a microphone to be able to communicate. However, from time to time there is news like today's in which we see how a company is trying to develop smart helmets that represent a revolution in the market and help increase the safety of the pilot.

The case that we are telling you today comes directly from Australia and its functionality is focused on providing more information to the driver when he is driving, allowing greater safety without eliminating comfort elements. We are talking about Forcite, a hitherto unknown company but one that is going to start being talked about. This company has managed to equip its smart helmet with certain systems that will improve journeys and make them safer. To achieve this, he has managed to insert into his helmet elements such as a Full HD front camera, a GPS, a gyroscope, a barometer, an accelerometer and even an altimeter, to get a 100% accurate reading of the terrain and provide the driver with a report of his situation.

Report that you can control through a mobile application. However, the news does not stop here. There may also be an interior lighting system called Raydar, with which the driver will be warned of dangers or GPS indications through an interior LED that will light up in different colors depending on the warning.

A small approximation to the augmented reality that is so demanded in this type of helmet and of which Shoei has already shown us intentions with its IT-HT. Nor does it lack a complete sound system or Bluetooth with which to communicate while we are on the go or with which to listen to music. The helmet is made entirely of carbon fiber and inside it uses an antibacterial bamboo lining with a quick release closure for emergencies and a channel for glasses. Its weight is around 1,500 grams depending on the size (the XL goes up to 1,630 grams) and has ECE 22.05 and DOT certificates.

 

The first prototype of this helmet can be financed through a crowdfunding system, managing to raise more than 920,000 Australian dollars. Although the most relevant thing is that it only costs 1,299 Australian dollars (about 820 euros at current exchange rates). In fact, such has been its success that it has a waiting list of up to 14,000 users spread across Europe, Australia and the United States. The Australian company, which until now has only been able to manufacture and sell 1,380 copies, is already working on an evolution of the MK1 known as MK1S in which some of its characteristics will be improved.

 

Link: https://www.motorpasionmoto.com/seguridad/este-nuevo-casco-inteligente-para-moto-cuenta-sistema-navegacion-activa-luces-led