Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars ...

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

September 13, 1899. That's the first time on the historical record (in the U.S.) that a person was killed by a car, and it would be far from the last. According to the NSC, motor-vehicle deaths in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. In the world of automotive safety, a startling gender gap exists: ...

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, ...

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 ...

FILE - A THOR-5F female crash test dummy is shown in a driver's seat at Humanetics in Farmington Hills, Mich., June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)(AP/Paul Sancya) The U.S. government announced ...