Aegis Rider's Heads-Up Display Keeps Navigation on the Road, Not on Your Visor
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Swiss company Aegis Rider has released a heads-up display for motorcycle helmets that puts navigation directions, speed and warnings in the rider's field of view, with one difference from other helmet displays: the image is anchored to the motorcycle, not to the rider's head.
Magnetic spectacles sit behind the visor at the helmet brow. A small tracking camera mounted in the chin measures the distance to the motorcycle using image recognition, while inertial sensors track the helmet's position and rotation. The motorcycle's position comes from a smartphone in a fixed mount or from Aegis Rider's Pro-Box. The result is three-dimensional navigation arrows that appear at junctions and stay on the road ahead even when the rider turns their head to check whether it is clear to pull out. A simpler display mode is available for riders who want less on screen.
Founder and CEO Simon Hecker told Motorcycle News that the fixed-to-vehicle display is the core of the technology and is less distracting than a head-fixed image, which moves with every head turn and can sit on top of whatever the rider is trying to look at. The company started out aiming to build a curve-warning system.
The display is fitted in a Nexx X.WST3 helmet, with the electronics installed at Aegis Rider's factory in Portugal. The helmet has a carbon-fibre shell, clear and dark visors, a Pinlock insert, and weighs about 2 kg. It also carries a Bluetooth 5.2 intercom with speakers and microphone, and a 1080p front action camera recording at 30 fps with 128 GB of storage, said to cover up to 20 hours. A rear camera for blind-spot warnings is still in development and is due as an update. The helmet meets ECE 22.06 certification. Glasses wearers can use prescription lenses, it works with a drop-down sun visor, and it has a night mode.
Each motorcycle needs a 10-minute calibration: five left turns, five right turns, 45 seconds in a straight line at constant speed, and more than five minutes at 12 mph. Calibrations are stored in the AR Vision Garage app for up to five bikes, and recalibration is needed if the phone or Pro-Box mount moves.
Motorcycle News reports pricing of 849 to 1,399 pounds. Aegis Rider's own site lists the complete Vision helmet plus AR Optics system at CHF 1,499 including VAT, with a two-year warranty, 30-day returns, and no subscription for the companion app. RideApart, in its October 26 take, put the price around $2,000 and was not sold on the bulk of the hardware sitting in the rider's line of sight. US pricing and DOT status for this standalone unit are not confirmed in the sources so far, so American riders should treat it as a European launch for now.
The technology is not new to the show circuit. TVS Motor Company showed a version with Aegis Rider at EICMA 2025 in Milan, the TVS Aegis Rider Vision Helmet, and an integrated version for TVS and Norton is planned to pull in bike data such as turn signals, RPM, fuel level and gear position.
Sources: Motorcycle News (October 22, 2026), Aegis Rider, RideApart, EICMA 2025 coverage.
