The IIHS’ tougher crash tests were no match for three Audis, but Merc’s midsize sedan missed out on a safety award. Audi Q5, Q5 Sportback, and A6 Sportback e-tron won Top Safety Pick+ awards. Mercedes ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently crash-tested 20 model-year 2025-26 vehicles. New Top Safety Pick+ winners include Audi A6 Sportback e-Tron, Q5 and Q5 Sportback; Genesis G80; Honda ...

Two decades ago, Audi transformed itself from a brand that competed with Subaru, at least in the eyes of consumers, to one viewed on par with BMW and Mercedes-Benz. No easy feat, as unlike those other ...

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 ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has approved the specifications of THOR-5F, a female crash test dummy developed by Humanetics. AP Photo / Paul Sancya When a woman gets behind the ...

Seven teenagers were hospitalized while officers gave a teen driver a DUI test after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Fullerton on Saturday night, authorities said. The crash happened around 11:05 p ...

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, ...

A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said. By Adeel ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nov. 21 (UPI) --The Department of Transportation has introduced new crash test dummies that have a specifically small female design, to "address the trend of higher injury rates for women than men in ...

WASHINGTON — Women are finally getting a dummy of their own. The Transportation Department rolled out the design for a “first-of-its-kind” advanced female crash test dummy, aimed at improving safety ...