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

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

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

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

When a woman gets behind the wheel of a car in the United States, she’s statistically more likely than a man to be injured or die if the vehicle crashes. Now, the federal government aims to reduce ...

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, ...

Regulators have talked about developing a female THOR model since at least the 1980s. Duffy’s predecessor, Pete Buttigieg, had asked Congress for $20 million to develop female crash dummies. The first ...

Some American automakers, however, have expressed skepticism, arguing the new model may exaggerate injury risks ...

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 ...

A POPULAR, bargain car brand has had its next model revealed early after an accidental Euro NCAP crash-test leak. MG’s new ...