F, marking a first step toward the government and manufacturers potentially using the dummy in future car safety tests. But ...

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

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new female crash dummy as it seeks to step up safety for women, who face a ...

Her name is THOR-5F, and she's the upcoming latest addition to the NHTSA's crash-testing efforts. The name stands for Test ...

Federal transportation officials announced the publication of technical documents and expressed optimism for the future of the new technology.

A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has finally approved the use of a female crash test dummy after almost half a century ...

Current US New Car Assessment crash testing focuses on a dummy called the Hybrid III. That dummy was first designed in 1976, ...

Humanetics, a U.S. manufacturer of anthropomorphic testing devices, has developed a new type of crash test dummy designed to ...

Crash test dummies are supposed to help engineers understand how car crashes affect the human body. But there may be a troubling design flaw. You might think that by the looks of a crash test dummy it ...