Crash test dummies revolutionized car safety but never with a female body specifically in mind — until now. The Department of Transportation is unveiling an advanced female crash test dummy that could ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

(AP) - The U.S. government announced major design changes it wants to implement to make the female version of the vehicle crash test dummy more lifelike, potentially replacing a model used for decades ...

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 ...

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 ...

Current car crash tests are based on male body dummies from the 1970s. Recently, the U.S. approved female dummies to be used during crash testing.