Riding in and out of city traffic can test the patience of most motorcycle riders, especially when trying to find their way. Old style GPS units mean riders have to look away from the road, and sometimes even stop to check where they’re going.
Russian start-up company LiveMap wants to change that with its smart helmet prototype equipped with a built-in navigation system. The directions appear on the helmet’s see-through display directly in the rider’s field of vision thanks to voice control and GPS navigation, so he can see directions without having to fiddle with another device or look away from the road. The display is transparent enough to not obscure his vision.
“When it comes to security, the idea is to create a helmet that enables the rider to navigate while driving without needing to stop and type in a new address on his mobile phone, so he can just do it through voice recognition, by saying “Madison Avenue” for example, and the computer works out the route,” says LiveMap C
