The object
Lino Dainese originated the D-air motorcycle-racing airbag system, combining crash sensing with a rapidly inflating protective bladder in a wearable suit. The manufactured safety product brought active impact protection from race paddocks into road-rider equipment and helped define the modern motorcycle airbag market.
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What Lino did
Originated and developed D-air, the motorcycle-racing suit airbag system that predicts a crash and inflates before impact.
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Why it matters
Dainese describes its D-air work as the next step toward total rider protection, and the 2026 race suit extends the system's protective coverage to the neck.
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Living-status check
AS interviewed Dainese's leadership in March 2026 about the system created by founder Lino Dainese, positive evidence he was alive in 2026.