I'm thinking, I don't know, but we're comparing a $1000 vision system with helmets that will be worth at least 10 times as much. These combat helicopter pilot helmets will not have a luminosity sensor and will automatically adapt the luminosity to always have a correct image of the environment and the OSD?
Fully correct, there is no comparison, the Israeli compnay that makes our HUD system for military helmets and sighting systems makes superior products well exceeding simple eye HUD glasses. Multiple features, sensors and performance are the best technology can provide.
The cost of a modern HUD helmet is easily above $100k, and the newer models are above $300k.
Other than the rudimentary similarity of the HUD system, there is no comparison. Their own subdivision has started making bicycle fully wireless multi-bike sensor HUD Sunglasses for display of GPS & Human performance matrices for Racing and that HUD display is an small example of their capabilities.
On the above in comparison to military HUD's. The Israeli company that makes our HUD systems created a new company for Cyclist HUD, named Everysight. It was Poo-Poo'ed by Garmin and several established Biometric hardware companies. They continued to hammer away for 2-3 years while they worked through various designs developing the system. That takes Major funds and has to have a strong prospectus that shows a acceptable profit for Parent company to Invest funds, Engineers, buildings, etc.
Jump forward 2018-2019, they have received multiple awards and awarded the certificates to be used in the UCI racing and International Tour Races... including the Tour De France.
The EverSight Raptor is a pair of hi-tech packed Sunglasses that have jumped so far ahead of established competition in it's first year release. It does show the ability to overtake a "market leader" with a unique widget that provides tangible worth & usage. Along that same line... Apple overtook Motorola by offering a unique product in a similar fashion when it introduced the iPhone.
This is a sampling what hi-tech HUD can provide, and improve on.
If interested, watch the video... the video shows the performance biometric layer. The Raptor contains the performance matrices, streaming RF video, on board camera & video, audio, BT, ANT+, GPS, on-screen Map and active Turn-by-Turn Routing, and more. For those not into Biometrics; the ANT+ is a short range transmission protocol standard to connect to multiple types of sensors on body & bike.
For Flight Controllers, if Epson or competitor would apply this type of technology, clarity and performance in a small package... that would be impressive.
BTW, I used one of the BETA generations; I'm on the early approved purchase list, just haven't justified pulling the trigger to purchase.
Little Informal Comparison to Other Bike HUDs before the Raptors were fully released.
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