13/06/2026
At Axkid's safety conference on Thursday the brand new ONE 4 was shown. An awesome multi-stage seat which slaughters everything on the market. BUT… Everyone seems to have missed the major “news” which was hidden at the far end. Let's call it “Axkid ONE 5”, a premium rear facing seat which would kill in Sweden/EU.
We are looking at a rear facing seat with belt installation to 36 kg, Plus Test, ultra fast installation, adjustable leg space and change of sleep position while driving.
Installation with seat belt and change of sleep position while driving is extremely rare. BeSafe Stretch and the very old Maxi-Cosi Mobi are basically the only seats providing this sought after feature.
Video shows nothing secret and the version of ONE 3 in US which was recently released. In US, the FMVSS 213 standard is used, similar to our R129 but still different. Self-certification, sled at the crash lab has no floor which does not allow for support leg (crash test without leg), LATCH is often used together with top tether, etc.
ONE 3 in the fantastic USA was recently launched and will be a great success. At the event I surprisingly saw zero people looking at or asking about the US version despite a nice presentation by Holly and Jamie.
The US version can be installed with LATCH/Isofix but installation with seat belt is also a requirement. A potential seat in Sweden/EU could only be installed with seat belt as the R129 regulation prohibit both together.
I have been working on product development together with several manufacturers for many years. Everything that is discussed is of course top secret. I have no inside information that a ONE 3 with belt installation is coming to Sweden/EU but it’s a logical conclusion since the seat is “basically ready”.
Remove Isofix, include the "hooks" from the US version, add the awesome tether straps from Minikid 4 Max, raise the headrest slightly and the product is complete. A rear facing seat which would dominate in the premium segment.