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.

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, ...

This throwback smart car crash test reveals the real-world performance of compact vehicles in collisions. Watch how the car absorbs impact and what it teaches drivers about safety. Oil tanker suddenly ...

Taking a quick glance at a Smart car, you might assume that it's not very safe. It's incredibly small, barely has space for two inside, and there certainly isn't much room up front for crumple zones.

Bald, faceless and empirically lifelike, this dummy may not be much to look at. But experts say it is a quantum leap forward in a decades-long effort to make cars safer for women. In November, ...

When the Trump administration announced it was giving the green light to the design for a female crash test dummy, it was welcome news to the advocates who have long fought for better female ...

On shelves at a Humanetics facility in Huron, Ohio, skulls stare from their eyeless sockets, shiny and silver. Around a corner, a rack is filled with squishy, peach-toned arms, legs, torsos and butts.