Meet the world's first vehicle that can be packed up and shipped like Ikea furniture

A philanthropist asked a racecar designer to make an all-terrain vehicle suitable for humanitarian missions in Africa. The result was the Ox, “the world’s first flatpack truck” — meaning it can be packed up into a flat box and shipped like Ikea furniture. The truck is absurdly simple to assemble: its designers claim that three people can break it down into 60 parts in just 12 hours. (Apparently no one involved with the truck's creation has ever tried to put together the Liatorp.) This allows the Ox to be shipped cheaply to developing nations in Africa, where aid workers can use ... more »