PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A new list reveals the safest vehicles of 2026, with 45 cars and trucks earning this year’s Top Safety Pick Plus award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety first began releasing crash-test ratings in 1995 and introduced the TSP rating in 2006. To get a TSP rating in 2026, vehicles must earn: • A rating of Good ...

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Neck strains and sprains are the most frequently reported injuries in United States auto insurance claims, so the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)—the nonprofit safety organization funded ...

Volvo provided flights from Austin, Texas, to Stockholm, Sweden, and accommodation so Ars could learn about its new seatbelt. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Inside the cabin, however, the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

(AP) — 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 ...

When a woman gets behind the wheel of a vehicle today, she is protected by safety features — from seat belts to air bags — that have largely been designed to protect the average man from about 50 ...

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, ...

A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said. By Adeel ...