Duffy has unveiled the design details for the first-of-its-kind advanced female crash test dummy, known as THOR-05F. This has been a long time in the making, as test dummies used for rating by ...

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 it be used right... The female crash test dummy has been a long time coming ...

On shelves at a Humanetics facility in Huron, Ohio, skulls stare from their eyeless sockets, shiny and silver. Around a corner, a rack is filled with squishy, peach-toned arms, legs, torsos and butts.

(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 ...

The Department of Transportation has taken a small but important step toward adopting and mandating the use of female crash test dummies that actually resemble women, something we inexplicably don't ...

RUCKERSVILLE, Va. — Before you buy a vehicle, there's an incredible amount of time, research, and testing that goes into creating it. Part of that includes crash testing to see how safe you'll be ...

Obese people are 78 percent more likely to die in a car crash. — -- Crash-test dummies are undergoing a makeover to reflect the thicker waistlines and larger rear ends of Americans. “Studies show ...

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 ...

Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars safer. Built to spill: The life of a crash test dummy On shelves at a ...