Frost Radar™: Smart Motorcycle Helmets, 2022

The global automotive industry is undergoing significant transformation driven by connected, autonomous, shared, and electric (CASE) technologies, with the entire value chain focused on connectivity in the first and last mile. In the 2-wheeler industry, smart helmets represent the first stage of connectivity to connect the rider/user with the surrounding connected world and smart cities.

Besides being safety gear, smart helmets allow riders to keep an eye on GPS navigation, climate, surrounding environment, and other necessary riding information while riding. These futuristic helmets are tech-enabled and come with Bluetooth, GPS positioning, cameras, heads-up display, and other smart features, keeping rider safety as its top priority. As the smart motorcycle helmet industry matures and new players enter emerging markets, further consolidation is possible.

This Frost RadarTM study shines a spotlight on the start-ups that demonstrate potential to be future market leaders and play a major role in the smart motorcycle helmets industry. The study reveals the market positioning of companies in an industry using their Growth and Innovation scores as highlighted in the Frost Radar™ methodology.

The document presents competitive profiles of each company in the Frost Radar™ based on their strengths, opportunities, and a small discussion on their positioning. Frost & Sullivan analyzes hundreds of companies in an industry and benchmarks them across 10 criteria on the Frost Radar™, where the leading companies in the industry are then positioned.

Author: Sujith Unnikrishnan