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US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
The THOR-05F dummy, equipped with over 150 sensors, addresses women's 73% higher injury risk in crashes and will guide safer vehicle designs starting federal use by 2027.
- On Nov. 20, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled the THOR-05F in Washington, D.C., launching the regulatory process for manufacturers to produce and automakers to begin testing it.
- For years, crash testing relied on the Hybrid III 5th percentile dummy and a 1970s model based on the smallest 5% of American women, while research finds belted women have 73% greater odds of serious injury.
- Humanetics' THOR-05F is outfitted with more than 150 sensors, including in the legs, and collects three times more injury measurements than the Hybrid III to assess female injury risks.
- Not expected in formal new car safety testing until 2027 or 2028, the Department of Transportation will consider the THOR-05F for five-star ratings once a final rule is adopted, and some automakers argue it may exaggerate injury risks.
- Advocates like Maria Weston Kuhn welcomed the announcement and urged clear federal deadlines, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, `After years of delays, our team has worked hard over the last eight months to finalize the details for this new, state-of-the-art female crash test dummy`.
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