Despite it being known for a long time that designing crash tests purely around male physiology, whatever the size, is a bad ...

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 ...

We've all seen a crash test dummy, and some of us have even been compared to them. These bright yellow test dummies have long ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

Crash test videos are some of my favorite things in the world, and it's rare that I come across one I haven't seen before, but the other day I came across a few vintage crash tests and I fully went ...

Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars safer.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is again tightening its crash-test requirements for its coveted Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards, resulting in fewer winners for 2025 than there ...

The latest round of European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) testing has placed the MG 3 under intense scrutiny, after the Chinese-made hatchback experienced a serious seat latching failure ...

Every minivan currently on sale is ineligible for a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety due to lackluster ratings in one or more of the agency’s crash and safety ...