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. Federal safety regulators say the ...

While auto safety experts find the new dummy designs promising, there are limitations to physical tools when testing vehicle crash outcomes. The 5th percentile federal standard for female dummies is 4 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Harley is a noted automotive industry expert and analyst. Earlier this month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has approved the specifications of THOR-5F, a female crash test dummy developed by Humanetics. AP Photo / Paul Sancya When a woman gets behind the ...

DOT's unveiling of it's Advanced Female Crash Test Dummy - THOR-05F (Photo: U.S. Department of Transportation) The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the design details for the THOR-05F, a ...

On Thursday, the Department of Transportation announced it has approved the design for the first advanced female crash-test dummy, named THOR-05F. The agency hopes the new dummy will help show how air ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has unveiled the design details of what it calls a first-of-its-kind advanced female frontal crash test dummy. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy ...

The DOT endorsed a new female crash test dummy with 150+ sensors to reflect women’s bodies better. Women face higher injury and fatality risks in crashes, which current dummies do not fully capture.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has unveiled an advanced female crash test dummy that manufacturers can soon start producing for carmakers to test in their vehicles. The female crash test dummy, ...

(AP) - 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 ...