Vehicle chassis platform

1. A vehicle chassis platform, comprising:

a frame having a front frame end, a rear frame end, a longitudinal frame axis, an upper frame surface, a bottom frame surface, a first longitudinal lateral frame surface and a second longitudinal lateral frame surface, wherein the upper frame surface is substantially flat; and

at least one pair of opposing mechanical connection assemblies each coupled to one of the first and second longitudinal lateral surfaces, each of the mechanical connection assemblies to couple a vehicle corner module (VCM) to the frame such that none of components of at least one of a suspension unit, a drivetrain unit and a steering unit of the VCM is positioned in an area beneath the bottom frame surface and between the opposing mechanical connection assemblies, and in an area above the upper frame surface and between the opposing mechanical connection assemblies.

2. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 1 , wherein each of the mechanical connection assemblies to couple the VCM to the frame such that none of components of the suspension unit and the drivetrain unit of the VCM is positioned in an area beneath the bottom frame surface and between the opposing mechanical connection assemblies, and in an area above the upper frame surface and between the opposing mechanical connection assemblies.

3. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 1 , wherein each of mechanical connection assemblies to couple the VCM to the frame such that none of components of the suspension unit and the steering unit of the VCM is positioned in an area beneath the bottom frame surface and between the opposing mechanical connection assemblies, and in an area above the upper frame surface and between the opposing mechanical connection assemblies.

4. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 1 , wherein each of mechanical connection assemblies to couple the VCM to the frame such that none of components of the drivetrain unit and the steering unit of the VCM is positioned in an area beneath the bottom frame surface and between the opposing mechanical connection assemblies, and in an area above the upper frame surface and between the opposing mechanical connection assemblies.

5. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 1 , wherein a minimal width of the upper frame surface is between 60% and 100% of a length of the upper frame surface.

6. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 1 , wherein the upper frame surface comprises at least one non-flat upper frame surface portion and a flat upper frame surface portion, and wherein an area of the flat upper frame surface portion is between 80% and 95% of a total area of the upper frame surface.

7. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 6 , wherein:

the upper frame surface comprises two non-flat upper frame surface portions disposed adjacent to opposite longitudinal lateral frame surfaces with respect to each other and along a transverse frame axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal frame axis, and

a width of the flat upper frame surface in an intermediate region between the two non-flat upper frame surface portions is between 40% and 90% of a maximal width of the upper frame surface.

8. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 1 , wherein the flat upper frame surface portion extends between at least one of: the front frame end and the rear frame end; and the first longitudinal lateral frame surface and the second longitudinal lateral frame surface.

9. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 1 , comprising at least one of:

a pair of front mechanical connection assemblies comprising:

a first front mechanical connection assembly coupled to the first longitudinal lateral frame surface, and a second front mechanical connection assembly coupled to the second longitudinal lateral frame surface,

the first and second front mechanical connection assemblies are positioned along a front transverse frame axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal frame axis; and

a pair of rear mechanical connection assemblies comprising:

a first rear mechanical connection assembly coupled to the first longitudinal lateral frame surface, and a second rear mechanical connection assembly coupled to the second longitudinal lateral frame surface,

the first and second rear mechanical connection assemblies are positioned along a rear transverse frame axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal frame axis.

10. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 9 , wherein a minimal width of the upper frame surface in a region between at least one of: the first and second front mechanical connection assemblies, and the first and second rear mechanical connection assemblies, is between 40% and 90% of a maximal width of the upper frame surface.

11. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 9 , wherein the frame comprises one or more electrical-vehicle batteries compartments positioned between: the upper frame surface and the bottom frame surface, and between the front frame end and the front transverse frame axis.

12. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 9 , wherein the frame comprises one or more electrical-vehicle batteries compartments positioned between: the upper frame surface and the bottom frame surface, and between the rear frame end and the rear transverse frame axis.

13. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 9 , wherein the frame comprises one or more electrical-vehicle batteries compartments positioned between: the upper frame surface and the bottom frame surface, and between the first front mechanical connection assembly and the second front mechanical connection assembly.

14. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 9 , wherein the frame comprises one or more electrical-vehicle batteries compartments positioned between: the upper frame surface and the bottom frame surface, and between the first rear mechanical connection assembly and the second rear mechanical connection assembly.

15. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 9 , wherein the frame comprises at least one of:

a pair of front VCM concave indents comprising:

a first front VCM concave indent being part of the first longitudinal lateral frame surface, the first front VCM concave indent comprises the first front mechanical connection assembly, and

a second front VCM concave indent being part of the second longitudinal lateral frame surface, the second front VCM concave indent comprises the second front mechanical connection assembly; and

a pair of rear VCM concave indents comprising:

a first rear VCM concave indent being part of the first longitudinal lateral frame surface, the first rear VCM concave indent comprises the first rear mechanical connection assembly, and

a second rear VCM concave indent being part of the second longitudinal lateral frame surface, the second rear VCM concave indent comprises the second front mechanical connection assembly.

16. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 15 , wherein a minimal width of the upper frame surface in a region between at least one of: the first and second front VCM concave indents, and the first and second rear VCM concave indents, is between 40% and 90% of a maximal width of the upper frame surface.

17. The vehicle chassis platform of claim 1 , wherein the bottom frame surface is substantially flat and substantially parallel to the upper frame surface.

18. A vehicle comprising the vehicle chassis platform of claim 1 .