The updated test presents a new challenge for carmakers, but could make this common injury less likely in future vehicles.

Reviving a whiplash protection test with modified criteria and methods, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is always looking at new tests and procedures to help make vehicles safer ...

Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has added the whiplash test to the list of tests that new vehicles have to go through ...

The IIHS has brought back an old whiplash prevention test, evaluating seats from a few popular small SUVs with even higher ...

One of the many reasons SUVs and trucks appeal to so many car buyers is a perception of safety. Conventional wisdom seems to suggest that you're safer in a car that's higher off the ground, even if in ...