The Next Generation of Crash Test Dummies Has Arrived [VIDEO]

General Motors is taking the world of crash-test dummies to the next level. The automaker is working on a new generation of the devices designed specifically for use in the back seat of vehicles.

The latest generation of the dummies comes from a group of engineers at Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden. The dummies have 24 simulated vertebrae - just like humans - so they can accurately replicate what might happen to the human body in a crash.

Called BioRID, the dummies need to deliver repeatable, reproducible test results before they can be accepted for use, which is where GM comes in.

One test engineer, Barbara Bunn, developed an…
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