ALPINESTARS TECH AIR STREET
The Tech Air system comes in two variants. The Race version is for use on a closed course. Street is for general use and that’s the model we used.
It’s an airbag system that uses argon cartridges to inflate several sections upon the ECU detecting an imminent impact or crash.
The ECU uses advanced motion detectors, not GPS, to monitor the rider’s movements.
You can see the speed of the system in use in slow-motion footage of
