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, ...

The federal government will soon require carmakers to test vehicle safety systems using advanced crash test dummies that more accurately represent female bodies. Why it matters: Women face a much ...

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 ...

A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said. By Adeel ...

Nov. 21 (UPI) --The Department of Transportation has introduced new crash test dummies that have a specifically small female design, to "address the trend of higher injury rates for women than men in ...