Alpinestars introduces a jacket with airbags for BMW Motorrad

Alpinestars has introduced a jacket with an in-built airbag system for BMW Motorrad riders. Both the companies have jointly developed this safety jacket, which even has BMW branding on it. Named Tech-Air, this new jacket is aimed to provide more upper body protection to bike riders.

The jacket consists of a liner vest that has an integrated circuit for the airbag system. All sensors are mounted on the jacket itself, making it independent of the bike. As a result, users can switch bikes without issues. The sensors work continuously using an algorithm to determine whether the rider has had a crash. Once the sensors activate due to a sudden impact, a layer of airbags will be deployed within the jacket that will protect vital parts of the rider's body, including chest, back, kidneys, and shoulders.

Alpinestars has been working on this technology since 2001. The BMW-Alpinestars Tech-Air jacket will go on sale from October 2016. It will be available for both male and female riders.

Source: BMW Blog