WEBWIRE – Friday, February 27, 2026
DECATHLON, the global multi-specialist sports brand, announces a strategic innovation partnership with In&motion, the leader in wearable electronic airbag systems. Together, the two companies are embarking on a mission to democratize high-level safety technology, making elite protection accessible to everyone.
Boosting confidence and protection through innovation and data.
At the heart of DECATHLONs mission is a commitment to making sport and wellbeing accessible to all. By integrating In&motions cutting-edge protection technology, DECATHLON aims to eliminate the barrier of fear. Whether a beginner starting a new sport or an expert pushing their limits, this partnership ensures that everyone can perform with total confidence, knowing they are protected by the industrys most advanced predictive technology.
In&motion brings a wealth of data-driven expertise to the partnership, with over 120,000 users already equipped and a major player in the motorcycling airbag market. Their technology is powered by artificial intelligence, using predictive algorithms trained on over 450 million kilometers of user data.
For 10 years, our algorithms have been trained and refined using riding data and hours of practice from our users, including top-level athletes. This allows us to offer one of the most advanced protection systems on the market. Today, by partnering with Decathlon, we want to recognise this technological excellence by turning it into a safety standard that is accessible to everyone, explains Rémi Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of In&motion.
The brain of the system, the In&box, is a sophisticated electronic unit that performs 1,000 analyses per second. By measuring movements in real-time, the system can detect a fall and trigger the airbag inflation in 60 milliseconds, faster than the blink of an eye, to protect vital areas from mechanical impacts: abdomen, thorax, ne