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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by notatoad on Friday November 29, 2019 @08:55PM (#21668014)
Most vehicles are "exoskeleton" design, normally called "body on frame". It's really just pickup trucks that are stuck on the old chassis design.

The cybertruck isn't really any more innovative than the Honda Ridgeline in this regard.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by inferiorhuman on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:06PM (#21668057)
Most vehicles are "exoskeleton" design, normally called "body on frame". It's really just pickup trucks that are stuck on the old chassis design.

Trucks and old cars are body on frame, modern cars and some small trucks (e.g. Ridgeline, Baja, Brat, El Camino, Ranchero, most utes) are unibody. Some like the original Jeep Cherokee are hybrids.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by refurb on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:24PM (#21668122)
The word your looking for is unibody. That’s where there is no formal frame, the structure of the car is the frame.

That’s in contrast to trucks and old cars where there is a frame and the interior of the vehicle is separate.

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