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Old 01-28-2025, 06:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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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