Last year, government regulators made female crash test dummies a mandatory part of crash evaluations for the first time in collision evaluation history. Until then, manufacturers had been content ...
These new dummies are called i-Dummies for their i-ntegrated electronics. Said to be much more effective, they aren't cheap. Each dummy costs $125,000, but researchers know they're invaluable.
The letter asks administrators to use the THOR-5F and WorldSid 5th Percentile Female crash test dummies for the New Car Assessment Program, which evaluates car design for performance and safety.