Safety regulations are a major concern for automakers, as poor crash-test results can affect a model’s reputation and even lead to changes in how it is sold in certain markets, as seen recently with ...

New protocols using real-world testing aim to prevent automakers from optimising safety tech purely for crash-test results.

Bald, faceless and empirically lifelike, this dummy may not be much to look at. But experts say it is a quantum leap forward in a decades-long effort to make cars safer for women. In November, ...

Jeep modified the four-door Wrangler to reduce the likelihood of tipping in certain frontal crashes. Wrangler has repeatedly tipped during Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests in recent years.

For three decades, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has been smashing vehicles with an adult-sized dummy sitting in the front seat, simulating a type of head-on collision where two ...