The result of an innovative collaboration with Samsung Electronics, EICMA saw Italian luggage-to-helmets manufacturer GIVI unveil a prototype Smart Windshield – believed to be the first such concept to make it to the prototype stage.
Described as a “revolutionary tool for young people who ride scooters daily”, Smart Windshield is a solution designed for urban mobility that can offer “functionality for ensuring a greater level of road safety”.
According to ACVISTAT data, 24% of Millennials use their smartphone while riding, a figure which, combined with the high number using two-wheeled vehicles (8.4% among 14-19 year olds and 4.8% among those aged 20-29), confirms the importance of investing in solutions for enhancing safety and preventing dangerous distractions.
Smart Windshield allows the rider to access information from his or her smartphone with the help of an App, where calls, SMS and WhatsApp messages, browser, e-mail and other notifications can be displayed directly on the windshield, which will allow the rider to choose whether to stop to answer them or trigger an automatic reply.
GIVI says that Smart Windshield has a special design that brings together “all the necessary technology and will be available in different scales, depending on the type of scooter or Samsung device used, to offer all riders a safe journey, with maximum brightness, even at night, and greater stability on the road”.
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