Revolutionary Australian-made ‘smart’ helmet aims to make motorcycling safer

A revolutionary “smart” motorcycle helmet has been created in Australia with the aim of keeping riders safer on the roads.

A revolutionary “smart” motorcycle helmet with a built-in camera and LED display showing road information for the rider has been unveiled.

The boss of the Australian-made Forcite helmet hopes it will make motorcyclists safer on the roads.

After his own motorcycle accident, Alfred Boyadgis joined with industrial designer Julian Chow to create a radically improved helmet.

The Forcite MK1S motorcycle helmet an in-built camera and smart technology.

A camera is installed in the chin of the helmet along with built-in speakers and visual alerts to keep the rider informed of their surroundings.

The helmet is connected to a smartphone app, as well as controller on the handlebar.

“Where others use clumsy clip-ons to shoehorn tech into their helmets, we’ve honed every part of the Forcite MK1S to create the next generation of smart helmet,” Mr Boyadgis said.

He said the helmet made riding safer, by keeping riders informed and engaged on their road environment he said.

The LED display at the base of the helmet helps the rider with navigational aids.

“And having the helmet recording all the times give you that peace of mind.’’

The helmet automatically records a journey for download later, and like dashcams, are useful in case of accident and insurance claims.

The LED strip display works in the periphery of the riders’ eyesight, providing navigational aids.

“Riders don’t need to look down at their phones any more, this information comes up through the display and the audio, in a low cognitive way. But lots of times there’s nothing being displayed just the camera recording video.’’

The Sydney company has hundreds of riders testing prototypes of the $1299 helmet.

The company hopes to launch the product in Europe this year and into the US next year.