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 ...