Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a ...

The new Consumer Reports safety verdict highlights the safest new cars and gives you an easy way to know which vehicles will ...

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 ...

On shelves at a Humanetics facility in Huron, Ohio, skulls stare from their eyeless sockets, shiny and silver. Around a corner, a rack is filled with squishy, peach-toned arms, legs, torsos and butts.

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 ...

Reviving a whiplash protection test with modified criteria and methods, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated ...

Research shows that women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in head-on car crashes compared with men in the same crashes. The problem stems from a simple oversight that’s persisted for ...

When a woman gets behind the wheel of a car in the United States, she’s statistically more likely than a man to be injured or die if the vehicle crashes. Now, the federal government aims to reduce ...

Every minivan currently on sale is ineligible for a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety due to lackluster ratings in one or more of the agency’s crash and safety ...

Over 500,000 vehicles sold with fraudulent safety credentials spanning back to 1989. That five-star safety rating on your car dashboard? It might reflect a vehicle that doesn’t actually exist.

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 ...

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 ...