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While bike helmets do provide a great deal of protection, it's still possible to sustain a head injury when wearing one. This fact prompted two Swedish companies to develop an airbag-equipped helmet, which could make a big difference in an accident.

Light-equipped bike helmets are now fairly common, but most of them still have to be plugged into a charger, and manually turned on and off as needed. The just-announced Omne Eternal, however, lets ambient light do all the work.

The wearable ski racing airbag moves closer to the mainstream. Dainese, designer of the first wearable airbag, will get its tech on the back of World Cup racers this season, and POC launches its own version, the all-new Spine VPD 2.0 Airbag Vest.

Volvo has announced a partnership with fellow Swedish company POC, which specializes in helmets and other protective sports gear. The first order of business is a car-to-cyclist communications system designed to increase cooperation between two- and four-wheelers.

POC’s Spine Ergo Flow is a lightweight armor for cyclists that is designed to decrease the likelihood of sustaining a serious spinal injury in the event of an accident.