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Fords High-Tech Crash Test Dummies Help Meet Worldwide Safety Standards
2014-03-12 18:38:18| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Ford recently completed its 20,000th crash test since 1954 at its facility in Dearborn and the automaker has more than 500 safety engineers around the world who have conducted more than 31,000 tests at 1,800 sites around the world. Ford has more than 100 dummies, a family ranging from an 18-month-old toddler for child seat testing to a large male. Dummies range in price from $50,000 to as much as $700,000 each when fully instrumented with up to 100 devices installed from head to foot streaming 300 channels of data documenting the impact and its effects. READ MOREThe Article Fords High-Tech Crash Test Dummies Help Meet Worldwide Safety Standards appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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