STAN, the Airbag Backpack for Cyclists

Cyclists unfortunately often tend to prioritize their appearance over equipment that could save their lives. STAN offers a solution.

A few months ago, the French brand In&motion, a specialist in the design of embedded airbag systems, unveiled its innovative new concept: STAN, an airbag backpack designed to protect cyclists. If In&Motion doesn’t ring a bell, just know that it is a reference in developing airbags for high-risk sports such as MotoGP, skiing, or horseback riding. Aware of the risks associated with soft mobility that is revolutionizing our daily lives and conscious of cyclists’ tendency to prioritize appearance over equipment that could save their lives, In&motion provides a practical solution with this backpack to no longer have to choose between style and safety.

STAN is a simple and elegant backpack that incorporates In&motion’s airbag technology:

• An entirely autonomous system, including different sensors that detect falls.
• The airbag backpack developed by In&motion covers the most exposed vital areas during a fall from a bike or scooter.
• STAN, connected to the My In&box mobile app, also features an emergency call function: in case of airbag deployment, rescue services are notified and dispatched directly to the accident site if necessary.

In&motion engaged its community to collect feedback from future users of the backpack regarding comfort and usability, but also to validate the airbag detection conditions. After equipping about ten beta testers in Annecy, where the company is headquartered, new testers—cyclists and scooter users—will ride with the STAN backpack during their daily travels for several months in Paris. This real-world testing principle, called Airbag Revolution, is the same approach the brand used when launching its first motorcycle airbag in 2016.

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