The Road to Virtual Safety Simulations and Crash Testing

Virtual testing is expanding its reach to create simulations of the objects in our lives for faster, less expensive, and less wasteful safety – and that will save businesses money and safeguard their reputations. Sure, vehicles are safer than they've ever been. The automotive industry has used decades of crash-testing data to make cars safer and minimize the impact of accidents. But while vehicular design has changed drastically since Cadillacs ruled the roads, crash testing has evolved more slowly. The latest cars use different materials, are structured differently, and have different safety equipment. Yet crash test dummies are based on the average male in the 1970s – 5 foot, 9 inches tall and 171 pounds – and this model drives vehicle safety designs.