After years of limbo, the U.S. government has given the green light to a crash test dummy based on the female body. But will ...

Though the new dummy's official use has not yet been confirmed, THOR-05F represents a monumental first step in equitably ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new female crash dummy as it seeks to step up safety for women, who face a ...

Current US New Car Assessment crash testing focuses on a dummy called the Hybrid III. That dummy was first designed in 1976, ...

A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who ...

Cars have gotten safer over the decades, but more still needs to be done and the development of female crash dummies may ensure greater safety of women in the U.S. Women are on average more likely to ...

U.S. DOT endorses a new female crash test dummy to improve safety testing and reduce gender disparities in vehicle crash ...

Crash test dummies are supposed to help engineers understand how car crashes affect the human body. But there may be a troubling design flaw. You might think that by the looks of a crash test dummy it ...