The Swiss start-up Aegis Rider wants to use augmented reality to make 2cycling safer. In addition to the current speed, the maximum permitted speed and navigation points, the artificial intelligence will also show the ideal line in bends. In addition, Aegis Rider marks the optimal braking points for the current speed.
The start-up Aegis Rider has developed a system for two-wheelers that projects additional driving information into the driver's field of vision via a kind of head-up display. It's like a computer game, but with real advantages for traffic and drivers.
Aegis Rider Technology combines the latest advances in computer vision, mapping and control theory to improve safety when manoeuvring through bends, detect dangerous objects such as manhole covers or potholes and identify risky situations. Their technology estimates the condition of vehicles such as motorbikes, e-bikes and e-scooters and combines this with real-time object detection. This not only makes driving and manoeuvring with motorised two-wheeled vehicles safer, but also ensures greater acceptance among the urban population for these new forms of mobility. These are also interesting aspects in unfamiliar areas.
Already tested in real traffic
Aegis Rider emerged from a research project at ETH Zurich and is already testing the system in real traffic.
At present, Aegis Rider exists only as a prototype. The system currently looks correspondingly clunky and is folded down instead of the normal visor. The sensors are installed in the front part of the motorbike and not just in the helmet, plus the main computer, which is currently mounted on the tank.
The aim is to integrate it into the helmet shell as a sliding visor. A camera and a small computer are installed on the motorbike itself, which together generate the information for the helmet. Whether the system is used as a pure stand-alone solution like the Israeli Ride Vision It is not yet known whether it will be developed further or as part of future ADA systems (Advanced Driving Assistance System).
Source: motorradonline / ETH / Golem
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