Hövding ("Chieftain" in Swedish) is an airbag bicycle helmet, [1] launched in November 2011. Hövding was invented by Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin in Malmö, Sweden in 2005 as a master thesis for the founders' Master of Industrial Design at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University in Sweden. [2]

Jan 14, 2024 · As an innovative alternative to the traditional model, Swedish company Hövding created their world’s first “inflatable helmet” with an airbag in November 2011 after years of researching. But just what is a Hövding “helmet”? How does it work?

Jan 28, 2024 · Hövding, the company behind the award-winning invisible helmet, has filed for bankruptcy following legal disputes.

Dec 17, 2013 · Riffing off of airbag technology, Swedish designers have created a helmet, worn around the neck, that inflates during an accident

Feb 9, 2017 · The Hövding is an interesting product – it’s worn round the neck and is intended to replace a conventional bike helmet. Should you crash, the Hövding activates an airbag that …

Aug 15, 2017 · Launched in 2012, the Hövding turned the concept of the bicycle helmet on its head by using a compact collar-mounted airbag that inflates in the event of an accident. The company producing the Hövding claims to this way provide three times more shock absorption than conventional helmets.

Mar 25, 2021 · Hövding’s airbag for cyclists offers greater protection than standard cycling helmets, according to the results of extensive cycle helmet tests conducted by the independent French testing institute Certimoov at the University of Strasbourg.

Sep 18, 2019 · swedish brand hövding has released their third generation cycling helmet - a collar-like device containing an airbag that activates in the event of a crash.

Apr 4, 2021 · Although the innovative Hövding airbag helmet has been available for almost 10 years, this bicycle helmet alternative still has a certain exotic status in this country. But it’s well worth taking a closer look at the thing!

Jun 10, 2020 · Hovding 3 inflates in 0.1 seconds from the moment sensors pick up abnormal movement, surrounding the neck and head in a protective, soft, helmet-like airbag.