Skully, in my opinion, is the future of motorcycle safety. The company was started by two brothers Marcus and Mitchell Weller. The idea came to Marcus after he had gotten in a motorcycle accident while he was trying to read a sign while riding. He had a dream that a gps system was on the glass of his helmet. He was inspired by his dream to solve the problem of limited visibility and the lack of safety while riding motorcycles.

These two young entrepreneurs have utilized crowdfunding in order to raise the appropriate capital to fund their new business venture. Their initial goal was to raise $250,000 but they well surpassed that goal raising over two million dollars. The brothers were smart by looking to an online crowdfunding site because it allowed them to raise a lot of money in a relatively short amount of time.

Now… to the good stuff. The helmet has numerous amounts of new technologies as well as old technologies that the pair has implicated into the helmet’s design. Skully features a rear view camera that will display in the bottom corner of the visor glass. This allows the rider to see what is behind them without having to turn or look at both mirrors. The display is a similar technology to Google Glass, and it also has several other features such as Bluetooth connection and a gps system. The helmet has voice recognition so that the user can play music as well as show the route on the display inside the helmet. The helmet is relatively expensive, it is available for preorder for around $1300. This state of the art motorcycle helmet, that I believe will revolutionize the market for motorcycle safety. The helmets are not on the market yet and are expected to be shipped next year. I am excited to see how well these sell and if the company will grow or even release new products in the future.