In April, 2022, we first laid eyes on Shoei’s Opticson heads-up display helmet prototype. The helmet maker brought the prototype lid to the 2022 Osaka Motorcycle Show, so that attendees could get an up-close-and-personal look at it from multiple angles.
For those unfamiliar, the Shoei Opticson prototype HUD helmet looks like a conventional full-face helmet, but has some key differences. There’s a vertically-adjustable display piece that sits just in front of the rider’s right eye. There’s also a projection unit that’s neatly hidden away inside the chin bar. It communicates with your smartphone using Bluetooth, and projects navigation instructions onto the display pane located in front of your right eye.
