There’s a push to require automakers to test with dummies modeled on female bodies, not just male ones, to improve data that can save lives.

Research released Thursday shows women have greater risk of injuries in vehicle crashes, supporting need for female-specific ...

HOUSTON — A new government report is calling out crash test dummies for their lack of diversity. According to the Government Accountability Office, crash test dummies do not represent enough of the ...

Women are twice as likely to die in car crashes because their body types have never been used in safety tests. The auto industry has made huge strides in the safety of automobiles in recent years, but ...

According to the official US Department Of Transport website, Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has unveiled the design details for the first-of-its-kind advanced female crash test dummy, known ...

It's well established that U.S. crash test dummies don't reflect the population. While female crash test dummies are used in other parts of the world, our crash tests still only use a dummy ...

Ironically, the solution to the actual problem posed here (larger, heavier vehicles posing dangers to pedestrians regardless of why they’re larger or heavier) is to impose a pedestrian safety test. I ...