U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy recently unveiled the design details for the first-of-its-kind advanced female crash test dummy –known as the THOR-05F.

For decades, car safety tests have predominantly relied on a crash-test dummy modeled after the average 1970s American man.

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 ...

Women are 73% more likely to be injured and 17% more likely to be killed in a car crash than men. Though these sobering ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new female crash dummy as it seeks to step up safety for women, who face a higher injury risk in car crashes than men. The U.S. government has used a ...

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced its offical endorsement of a highly sophisticated new model of female crash test dummy. The model, known as THOR-05F, has three times as ...

America is finally giving the other half of its population a seat at the crash-test table. Answering a call safety researchers have been making for decades, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has ...

America's road safety is set for an upgrade; The US government has unveiled a new crash test dummy. The US government on Thursday released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will ...