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Originally Posted by basjoos
About the only exposed rotating shaft under a traditional vehicle is the shaft running from the transmission to the differential on RWD vehicles and it is oriented parallel to the vehicle's travel.
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Note that I said FWD cars, which are a large fraction of current production. Also most current 4WD have exposed axle shafts, as do many RWD with independent suspension. Bottom line is that there are lots of vehicles out there with shafts similar to the Aptera design (even though bodywork hides them from the casual glance), and there seem to be few if any problems.