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

Mar. 16—WASHINGTON — Women get in fewer car accidents than men. But when they do, they're up to 73% more likely to be injured and 28% more likely to die, according to new data from the Insurance ...

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 ...

FILE - A THOR-5F female crash test dummy is shown in a driver's seat at Humanetics in Farmington Hills, Mich., June 10, 2025. The U.S. government announced major design changes it wants to implement ...

Most vehicle crash safety tests use a dummy that's based on a very specific male body type and there is no crash-test dummy used anywhere in the world that is designed to replicate an average woman's ...

For something commonly called a "dummy," the mannequins used in crash tests are surprisingly sophisticated and so specialized that they're not much use out of automotive safety labs. When the US Army ...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- In an Air Force setting that is locked on being financially-conscious and proactive under the current financial challenges, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, at ...

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 that ...