Prior art?
Tesla is proud of their patent on the 'unboxed' construction method for the Robotaxi.
electrek.co/2024/09/11/tesla-reveals-modular-unboxed-ev-manufacturing-process-patent/
I was taking a reminiscent stroll through my Voiture Minimum album and came across this, from 1937:
Is that a cast front crossmember? Here's the whole album
Here's Le Corbusier's approach to vehicle 'architecture':
Curiously, that aligns with F. Porsche's thinking:

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