Smart helmet startup Forcite has been making noise for years now. The brand’s MK1 model launched in its home country of Australia in July, 2019. Forcite delivered 1,380 MK1 units during that campaign, but the company reported an additional 14,000 people (from the U.S., Europe, and Australia) populating its waiting list. The Australian firm hopes to meet that worldwide demand with its MK1S model and entering the Italian market with the tech-rich lid is the ideal way to kick off that initiative.
Introduced in April, 2022, the MK1S stands apart from conventional helmets thanks to its patented RAYDAR system. A camera integrated into the chin bar not only records at 1080p (60fps) resolution but also captures excellent footage in low lighting. That all-seeing eye helps the system identify safety hazards, relaying the threat to the user via a color-coded peripheral LED display.
