After years of limbo, the U.S. government has given the green light to a crash test dummy based on the female body. But will ...

F, marking a first step toward the government and manufacturers potentially using the dummy in future car safety tests. But ...

The U.S. Transportation Department has approved a new female crash test dummy called THOR-05F, designed to better reflect how ...

The new THOR 05F crash dummy features accurate female anatomy to finally improve crash safety for women.

Current US New Car Assessment crash testing focuses on a dummy called the Hybrid III. That dummy was first designed in 1976, ...

A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new female crash dummy as it seeks to step up safety for women, who face a ...

Federal transportation officials announced the publication of technical documents and expressed optimism for the future of the new technology.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has finally approved the use of a female crash test dummy after almost half a century ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled an advanced female crash test dummy — the THOR-05F — on Thursday.

Cars have gotten safer over the decades, but more still needs to be done and the development of female crash dummies may ensure greater safety of women in the U.S. Women are on average more likely to ...

(AP) — Maria Weston Kuhn had one lingering question about the car crash that forced her to have emergency surgery during a vacation in Ireland: Why did she and her mother sustain serious injuries ...