About Aegis Rider

Aegis Rider spins off from the ETH Zürich Computer Vision Lab via the Pioneer Fellowship program. The founding team sets out to solve a problem no one else had cracked: spatially anchored AR on a motorcycle.

The team relocates to Cape Town for the three winter months, enabling intensive prototype development and testing. Partnerships with motorcycle industry players begin. Team expands including a dedicated test rider.

Over 40 riders test the AR helmet across industry demonstrations and proof-of-concept projects with major motorcycle and automotive OEMs. In-house testers begin logging extensive kilometres.

Stage presentation at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. EICMA debut. Back home in Zürich, we invite 15+ motorcyclists to our offices for real-road test rides — the first wave of potential customers to experience the system. Over 50 riders test the helmet this year.

After three years of joint development, the partnership with Nexx becomes production-ready. Aegis Rider's AR technology is integrated into the proven X.WST3 helmet platform — an ECE 22.06 certified shell built by one of Europe's most respected helmet manufacturers.

ECE 22.06 homologation testing. First 50-unit production run at Nexx in Portugal. Norton vehicle integration demo showcases the fully connected motorcycle experience. 30 more potential customers ride the system in Zürich — bringing total test riders past 200.

CES 2026 exhibition in Las Vegas. First consumer units ship from Portugal. Aegis Rider Vision and AR Optics are available through our shop in the supported markets.