The NHTSA is set to get an advanced dummy to make crash testing more accurate. Built to represent 95 percent of the U.S. female population, THOR-5F will help crash testers more accurately model ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Harley is a leading automotive industry expert and analyst. Earlier this month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P.

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 ...

While auto safety experts find the new dummy designs promising, there are limitations to physical tools when testing vehicle crash outcomes. The 5th percentile federal standard for female dummies is 4 ...

On shelves at a Humanetics facility in Huron, Ohio, skulls stare from their eyeless sockets, shiny and silver. Around a corner, a rack is filled with squishy, peach-toned arms, legs, torsos and butts.