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 ...

The U.S. government on Thursday released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. The Department of Transportation will consider using the dummy in the ...

New research exposes higher female injury risks while regulators and automakers race to catch up ...

PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- The test dummy has been used in crash after crash, year after year -- for nearly five decades, to be exact. But as Americans continue to get taller, fatter and older, carmakers say ...

Sure, the first male crash test dummy was introduced in 1949, the first child-sized mannequin came along in 1994 and there was even a crash test moose in use earlier this year. But, there hasn't been ...

The new crash test dummy weights 106 pounds and five inches taller than the traditional model. Nearly 35% of American adults are obese, according to the CDC. Obese drivers are up to 78% more likely to ...

A New Crash Test Dummy That Better Resembles Women Gets Key Government Endorsement The U.S. government announced major design changes it wants to implement to make the female version of the vehicle ...

FILE - A THOR-5F female crash test dummy is shown in a driver's seat at Humanetics in Farmington Hills, Mich., June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)(AP/Paul Sancya) The U.S. government announced ...