It takes high-tech computing power, dummies fitted with up to $700,000 in sensors and about 600 full-scale crash tests a year to ensure Ford vehicles meet global safety standards.
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Ford has more than 100 dummies which range in price from $50,000 to $700,000 each. Bill Pugliano / Getty Images / AFP -
Ford recently completed its 20,000th crash test since 1954 at Dearborn Development Center in Michigan. Bill Pugliano / Getty Images / AFP -
Ford has increased its investment in computing power by 50 per cent to maximise the number of virtual crash tests it can perform . Bill Pugliano / Getty Images / AFP -
A 2014 Ford Explorer collides with a barrier at 30mph during a crash test demonstration at the Dearborn Development Center. Rena Laverty / EPA -
The Dearborn Development Center does five full vehicle crashes of every description a day. Rebecca Cook / Reuters -
Ford has more than 100 dummies which range in price from $50,000 to $700,000 each. Bill Pugliano / Getty Images / AFP -
Dummies when fully instrumented have up to 100 devices installed from head to foot streaming 300 channels of data documenting the impact and its effects. Bill Pugliano / Getty Images / AFP
In pictures: Crashing Ford cars to make them safer
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