Hövding
Hövding ("Chieftain" in Swedish) is an airbag for cyclists, launched in November 2011. It was invented by Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin in Malmö, Sweden in 2005 as a thesis for the founders' Master of Industrial Design at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University in Sweden. Their studies included the comparison of accelerometer data from bicycle crashes against 'typical' cycling.
Basic Information
- Category: personal protective equipment
- Founded: 2005
- Headquarters: Vienna
- Website: https://www.hovding.com/
Documented Facts
- Founded: 2005
- Website: https://www.hovding.com/
- Headquarters: Vienna
- Industry: personal protective equipment
- Country: Sweden
- Email: hovding.wearables.vienna@isi.com
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- Hövding — Wikipedia (reference)
- Hövding — Official Website (official)
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