Ryca Motors

In 2010, RYCA changed the motorcycle customization game with our modular kits, helping thousands of garage builders turn average bikes into show-stopping cafe racers. The kits were a package of bolt-on parts (no welding required) and made it easy for a novice to get professional-quality results, even if they had never built a custom bike before.There was a big problem: dozens of components and options had to be configured online when ordering a kit. Despite photos and videos, it was difficult for the customer to visualize the end product, and ultimately, we had a high return rate on parts and accessories (many scratched and damaged). Desperate for a better way, we started experimenting with augmented reality (AR) for product visualization. To develop and test our FantomView prototype, we created the world's first custom bike built with AR. We're now focused on building FantomView into a fully-featured platform for the automotive and powersports industries.

Casey Stevenson Strategy After college, Casey worked at NASA designing microgravity experiments for Space Shuttle mission STS-95: John Glenn’s return to space. Afterwards, he moved to Los Angeles to join a rock band. He met Ryan in 2002 through their shared interests in music production, and they’ve been working on innovative projects ever since. In 2010, he left his job as an I.T. manager to pursue interests in AR, robotics, and motorcycles. His design for a modular motorcycle kit received international acclaim and became Ryca’s first success: The CS-1 Café Racer. Ryan Rajewski Operations Ryan built his first car at the age of 14, cementing his lifetime obsession with all things automotive. In college, he studied automotive technology, engineering, and digital media, and has since pursued a lifetime of motorcycle and auto-related careers. Prior to co-founding Ryca, he ran his own custom fabrication shop and was a cast member of the television production of “Ultimate Green Machine”. He has now expanded his love of vehicles into the world of Augmented Reality, helping to develop the first versions of Ryca’s AR technology. Yohan Baillot Tech Lead Yohan is a pioneer in the field of Augmented Reality, with 25 years of experience in ground-breaking R&D. He developed AR vehicle systems for the US Army, deployed an AR assembly system for F35 fighter pilots, and developed one of the first visual-inertial hybrid tracking systems. He is the founder of the ARForum and was the general chair of the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality in Washington D.C. He is the author of over 30 publications with 6 published patents and a member of the IEEE Computer Society. Laurent Levy Business Development Over 20 years of IT services and management of tech companies in North America, Europe and Asia. In 2010, Laurent set up digital marketing and AR R&D centers in China. He managed and delivered projects throughout Asia for Fortune International 500 companies for Retail, Automotive, Real Estate, Fashion, and Cosmetics industries. He also set up offshore delivery centers in Eastern Europe (Romania, Ukraine) and Asia (India, China).