The car world is always advancing, with companies working hard to make vehicles safer through new ideas and tough designs.

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 ...

For decades, car safety tests have predominantly relied on a crash-test dummy modeled after the average 1970s American man.

The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women ...

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 ...