America is finally giving the other half of its population a seat at the crash-test table. Answering a call safety researchers have been making for decades, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Report on how AI is redefining market landscape - The global automotive crash test dummies market size is estimated to grow by USD 17.2 million from 2025-2029, ...

They come in all shapes and sizes and, in worst case scenarios, their bones are broken, their spines compressed, and their joints are violently twisted and torn out of place. But instead of being ...

The Department of Transportation has taken a small but important step toward adopting and mandating the use of female crash test dummies that actually resemble women, something we inexplicably don't ...

Women are twice as likely as men to suffer whiplash injuries when hit from behind. Nevertheless, the crash test dummy used for testing is based on the average male. Chalmers researcher Anna Carlsson ...

Yes, even dummies are recognizing the ongoing obesity epidemic. Dummies as in crash test dummies. No, not the musical group that sang "Mmm mmm mmm mmm"...but the mannequins that are the unsung heroes ...

The new crash test dummy weights 106 pounds and five inches taller than the traditional model. Nearly 35% of American adults are obese, according to the CDC. Obese drivers are up to 78% more likely to ...

Crash test dummies, ever more sophisticated since their introduction in 1949, have also become more lifelike, with the entire family now represented: male, female, child and infant. It's important, ...

... or at least that is wat the Swedish carmaker claims. According to a recent statement issued by Volvo, it’s Crash-Test Dummy family numbers more than 100 members ...

Crash-test dummies need to look like real people to measure injuries in auto accidents – and for Americans these days, that means looking older and fatter. Engineers at Humanetics, a company that ...

Crash-test dummies are used to test the safety of vehicles, but what happens when they no longer reflect bodies of the general public? The world's leading crash-test dummy producer, Humanetics, has ...

A car buyer may never see crash test dummies, but they are a crucial piece of what keeps pushing automotive safety forward. The latest crash test dummies are loaded with sensors and new tech, and they ...