The U.S. Department of Transportation has finally approved the use of a female crash test dummy after almost half a century of attempts. Meet THOR-05F ...

After years of limbo, the U.S. government has given the green light to a crash test dummy based on the female body. But will ...

Despite Duffy’s announcement, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a research arm funded by auto insurers, continues to advocate for the current line of dummies used to represent women and has ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new female crash dummy as it seeks to step up safety for women, who face a higher injury risk in car crashes than men. The U.S. government has used a ...

Remarkably, they did so on, typically, 10 hours of formal lessons (plus those they had as students of Young Driver) compared with the 45 hours most other candidates require. More important, while 20% ...

With intense speed, explosive weaponry and a futuristic setting, Wipeout is a gaming icon. This racing series set the bar on the original PlayStation and is looking to do the same for the launch of ...

Stella visits her family's auto shop for a crash course in mechanics. New ‘unusual’ side effect of weight-loss drugs becoming more common, research suggests 'Did what he does': Leafs winger William ...

New safety test results show how some popular electric vehicles performed in collisions and avoiding pedestrians. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently examined how seven EV's performed.

The good news is that five out of seven of the new 2025 electric vehicles (EVs) tested by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) passed the institute’s latest crash tests, simulating ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

The test involved two Tiggo 9 vehicles colliding at 50km/h with only half of their front ends overlapping, a setup chosen to replicate one of the most common and dangerous types of road accidents in ...

As electric vehicles gain traction around the world, Chinese automakers are pushing harder than ever to stand out – and not just with their designs and tech, but also by trying to prove their safety ...