Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled an advanced female crash test dummy — the THOR-05F — on Thursday.

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

Tata Sierra crash test conducted internally by the brand features two Sierra SUVs in a head-on car-to-car crash test, a 1st ...

Regulators have talked about developing a female THOR model since at least the 1980s. Duffy’s predecessor, Pete Buttigieg, ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has unveiled the design details of what it calls a first-of-its-kind advanced ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Nov. 20 unveiled an advanced female crash test dummy that manufacturers can soon start ...

America is finally giving the other half of its population a seat at the crash-test table. Answering a call safety ...

When it comes to aeroplanes, all research, testing and aircraft certification – including seat and seat belt design, as well as the brace positions to adopt before a crash – use only “average” male ...

Crash test dummies revolutionized car safety but never with a female body specifically in mind — until now. The Department of ...

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A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who ...

Peering out a window at Torslanda Works, one of Volvo's largest production facilities in Sweden, reveals a side lot filled with crashed cars. The automaker still conducts physical crash tests of ...