Current car crash tests are based on male body dummies from the 1970s. Recently, the U.S. approved female dummies to be used ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy recently unveiled the design details for the first-of-its-kind advanced female ...

The federal government will soon require carmakers to test vehicle safety systems using advanced crash test dummies that more accurately represent female bodies. Why it matters: Women face a much ...

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

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

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

Vehicle safety experts call the design 'promising' but note that it is only one tool to improve vehicle safety for drivers and passengers.

A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who ...

Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash, and they are 17% more likely to be killed in a car crash, than men.

The US Transportation Department approved the THOR-05F female crash test dummy to improve safety for women in car crashes.

The new THOR 05F crash dummy features accurate female anatomy to finally improve crash safety for women.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has finally approved the use of a female crash test dummy after almost half a century of attempts. Meet THOR-05F ...