Despite it being known for a long time that designing crash tests purely around male physiology, whatever the size, is a bad ...

The IIHS’ tougher crash tests were no match for three Audis, but Merc’s midsize sedan missed out on a safety award.

Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars safer.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy recently unveiled the design details for the first-of-its-kind advanced female crash test dummy – known as the THOR-05F. Federal safety regulators say the ...

DOT's unveiling of it's Advanced Female Crash Test Dummy - THOR-05F (Photo: U.S. Department of Transportation) The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the design details for the THOR-05F, a ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new female crash dummy as it seeks to step up safety for women, who face a higher injury risk in car crashes than men. The U.S. government has used a ...

When the Trump administration announced it was giving the green light to the design for a female crash test dummy, it was welcome news to the advocates who have long fought for better female ...

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced its offical endorsement of a highly sophisticated new model of female crash test dummy. The model, known as THOR-05F, has three times as ...