Autoliv to launch its first motorcycle airbag in 2025

STOCKHOLM: Autoliv, Inc will introduce its first bag-on-bike airbag, with production beginning in Q1 2025.

The airbag can significantly reduce the risk of serious injury for powered two-wheeler riders in frontal crashes, it said.

The number of powered two-wheelers continues to rise, due to widespread urbanisation and the practicality of powered two-wheelers.

Today, many scooters and motorcycles are equipped with advanced safety systems, such as ABS (Antilock Braking System) and ASR (Anti-Slip Regulation), and the addition of airbags will be a further step in this direction.

Powered two-wheeler riders have not benefited to the same extent as car occupants from the many developments in vehicle safety.


Autoliv's extensive research into powered two-wheeler riding behaviour and crashes has resulted in two sets of solutions - on-vehicle safety solutions and on-rider safety solutions.

The first product to reach the market will be the bag-on-bike airbag, which is planned to go into production with the first customer in 2025.

"Our goal is to offer a complete and cost-efficient bag-on-bike system to facilitate the introduction of this technology for a wide variety of motorcycles. The Autoliv bag-on-bike airbag system will include an airbag and an optional in-house-developed electronic crash sensor to complete the system," said Autoliv chief technical officer Jordi Lombarte.

The safety of motorcycle riders is the focus of many regulators and consumer crash test organisations.

Euro NCAP is targeting enhanced motorcycle rider safety by expanding vehicle crash avoidance testing to include powered two-wheeler crash scenarios.

In Asia, the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) indicates that the rating of on-vehicle safety solutions will be adopted in 2024 in its Malaysian Motorcycle Assessment Program (MyMAP).