While expensive and futuristic features grab attention in the auto industry, modest upgrades to seat belts are saving lives.

This video, courtesy of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, shows "stellar protection" for back seat passengers in ...

The revised Model 3 does not qualify for Top Safety Pick+, partly because rear occupant crash protection isn't up to snuff in ...

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The 2026 Hyundai Palisade has been awarded a 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) designation by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Hyundai leads the industry with 10 TSP/TSP+ ratings (8 TSP+ ...

Philadelphia police say a Smart car "T-boned" a police patrol SUV on Friday morning. Liz Crawford has the latest from our Pulse Desk. A New York to Scotland flight got all the way across the Atlantic ...

While auto safety experts find the new dummy designs promising, there are limitations to physical tools when testing vehicle crash outcomes. The 5th percentile federal standard for female dummies is 4 ...

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 ...

Faith Winter, a 45-year-old Democratic state senator and environmental activist, died on Wednesday night. By Jenny Gross Faith Winter, a Democratic state senator in Colorado known for her ...

On Thursday, the Department of Transportation announced it has approved the design for the first advanced female crash-test dummy, named THOR-05F. The agency hopes the new dummy will help show how air ...

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, ...