Skateboard (automotive platform)

So, a skateboard is like a really cool toy car that you can use to ride around on the street. But instead of being a regular car with four wheels, it's kind of like a flat board with four little wheels attached to the bottom.

People really like skateboards because they're super fun to ride on and you can do lots of cool tricks with them. Like, you can jump over things or go really fast down a hill.

Now, when we talk about a skateboard as an automotive platform, it means that instead of using it just for fun, people can also use it to build other things on top of it.

For example, some people might put a little motor on their skateboard, so it moves by itself without needing someone to push it. Other people might put things like sensors or cameras on the skateboard, to use it for things like filming movies or doing scientific experiments.

So, basically, a skateboard is a toy that people can also use as a base to build other cool things on top of.