Quick answers for confident riding.
Download the AR Vision Companion app — search " AR Vision Companion " in the App Store or Google Play — create an account, and pair your helmet over Bluetooth. The app walks you through initial setup and any firmware updates. If you have AR Optics, you'll also complete a one-time vehicle calibration for each motorcycle you ride.
No. All helmet and AR features are included with your purchase. The AR Vision Companion app is free and includes one motorcycle calibration slot. Additional calibration slots for more motorcycles are CHF 10.00 each as an in-app purchase.
A reasonably modern smartphone running iOS 16 or newer , or Android 13 or newer . The phone must have a gyroscope, accelerometer, and GNSS (GPS) receiver — the AR Vision Companion app uses these sensors to capture your motorcycle's motion, which is one of the inputs that feeds the spatial-anchoring system. Bluetooth 5.2 (for connectivity) and 2.4 GHz WiFi (for video transfer from the helmet) are also used. Most flagship and mid-range phones from the last few years meet all these requirements.
Yes — when riding with the AR Optics, your smartphone needs to be mounted on the handlebars. The Aegis Rider system anchors AR content to the motorcycle, not your head, and the phone is one of the sensor inputs that lets the helmet build a model of the bike's motion. A rigid handlebar mount is included in the helmet box. The mount must hold the phone in a fixed, rigid position — flexible or pouch-style mounts won't work. Vibration-dampening mounts are fine.
Contact lenses: no problem.
Prescription glasses: it depends on the frame.
The AR Optics has an 18 mm optimal eye relief (distance to eye), three spacing inserts (Thin, Medium, Thick) for vertical eye-box alignment, and two horizontal adjustment screws that set the distance between the optics and your eyes. Slim, oval, or low-profile frames typically fit comfortably. Larger or strongly wrap-around frames may not — and the helmet's eye-port also has its own limits independent of the AR Optics. We recommend trying the helmet with your usual riding glasses first; if you're getting a new prescription specifically for riding, a slim moto-friendly frame is the safest choice.
The Aegis Rider Vision uses a full 6-DOF augmented reality system called spatial anchoring. Instead of pinning AR content to your visor, the system anchors content in real space. Your speed, navigation, and other ride information sit in a fixed position over the motorcycle — when you turn your head to check a mirror or scan a junction, the display naturally moves out of view, so it never blocks a hazard you're actively looking at. Navigation arrows can also be placed at the actual road location of the next turn — like a virtual signpost only you can see. To do this, the helmet's tracking camera and your handlebar-mounted smartphone act as sensor inputs that together model the motorcycle as the unified reference frame.
Each motorcycle needs a one-time calibration so the helmet learns the position and motion characteristics of that specific bike. You add the bike to your Garage in the AR Vision Companion app, then go for a ~10-minute ride while moving your head normally — looking left, right, and around. After the ride, the helmet uploads the data through your phone, our backend processes it for about an hour , and the resulting calibration profile is downloaded back to your helmet. You'll need to recalibrate if you move the smartphone mount or significantly change the bike's appearance (e.g., adding a large tank bag or new fairings). One calibration slot is included; additional slots are CHF 10.00 in-app.
Three. A front 1080p@30fps action camera with a 135° field of view records your rides. A rear camera is hardware-installed and will be activated in a future firmware update. A separate front-facing tracking camera handles spatial anchoring and is not user-accessible. Recordings are stored on the helmet's 128 GB of onboard storage — roughly 20–24 hours of footage — and transferred to your phone over a temporary local WiFi connection, only when you choose.
The 7,000 mAh battery delivers approximately 7 hours of operation with the AR display active (longer with the helmet alone). A full USB-C charge takes about 2 hours.
Universal Bluetooth intercom support (Sena, Cardo, and similar) is not yet available , but it's planned for a future software update. The helmet supports Bluetooth 5.2 today with hands-free calling, music streaming, and notification handling.
For the initial launch, the Aegis Rider Vision ships from the Nexx factory in Portugal to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . We're planning to expand to additional European countries — if you'd like to be notified when shipping opens to your country, drop us a line at support@aegisrider.com.
Your data stays under your control. Ride recordings are stored locally on the helmet's 128 GB storage and only transferred to your phone — over a temporary, on-demand WiFi connection — when you choose to do so.