clothing and helmet » Autodimming Visor

Hello,
We are currently working together with BMW on a visor that darkens immediately in sunlight. The first videos of the prototype are already available on Instagram and Facebook at bmw.dynamicvisor, so you can get a better idea of what it looks like.

Unfortunately I can't share the link to our survey here.

But you can stay up to date about the status of the project on social media or on our dynamicvisor website.

Nice in concept, but $200 is a pretty steep price. However, it's a better solution than an internal visor........no loss of shock absorbing foam in the forehead region of the helmet.

I have an auto-dimming face shield that came from the factory with my Bell helmet that I bought on sale two years ago. I just took a look at it and can't find a model name of the helmet or the brand of the auto-dimming visor. As I recall I paid around $200 for the helmet, which I thought was a pretty good deal as a replacement shield for the helmet at the time cost $150. I can't say I am completely happy with the performance of the shield, which seems to turn dark when hit by UV rays from the sun. It is very clear at night, but once the sun comes up it turns dark, about half way between a standard light tint shield and a dark tint shield and then stays dark for the rest of the day unless brought inside and away from sunlight.

My complaint is that once it turns dark it is slow to turn clear again, such as you might want it to when entering a tunnel. Also, it stays dark even when you encounter heavy clouds or fog. I really wish it would lighten up when the sky becomes cloudy. So there are improvements that could be made to these type of face shields, both how sensitive they are to sunlight and of course their price. Who wants to spend $150-$200 on a helmet face shield that might be damaged due to being hit by debris or scratched if dropped accidentally and then need to be replaced?

Right now the best approach seems to be a clear face shield with a manually operated dark drop down visor as is available from many helmet manufacturers.

Can't see anything without logging into Facebook, reactivating my account. Anyone have a direct link to the video itself?

Most of the current darkening(transition) lenses for motorcycle helmet come from Transitions.com - https://www.transitions.com/en-us/produc...-helmet-shields.
I finally was able to get one for my RF1400 - at a cost of $209. My introduction to the transition lens was the one that came with my Klim TK1200 helmet. Definitely like them, but they do fade out over time.
I also have a autodarkening welding helmet. Works very fast, i.e. when TIG welding the screen is clear enough for me to position everything and darkens quick enough to prevent flash burn when I strike an arc.. If they can get that technology to work with motorcycle helmet, that would be a big step improvement.