Though the new dummy's official use has not yet been confirmed, THOR-05F represents a monumental first step in equitably ...

Vehicle safety experts call the design 'promising' but note that it is only one tool to improve vehicle safety for drivers and passengers.

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

Tata Sierra crash test conducted internally by the brand features two Sierra SUVs in a head-on car-to-car crash test, a 1st ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Nov. 20 unveiled an advanced female crash test dummy that manufacturers can soon start ...

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

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

Regulators have talked about developing a female THOR model since at least the 1980s. Duffy’s predecessor, Pete Buttigieg, ...

America is finally giving the other half of its population a seat at the crash-test table. Answering a call safety ...

Crash test dummies revolutionized car safety but never with a female body specifically in mind — until now. The Department of ...

When it comes to aeroplanes, all research, testing and aircraft certification – including seat and seat belt design, as well as the brace positions to adopt before a crash – use only “average” male ...

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