Toyota Heading to Moon With Cruiser, Robotic Arms, Dreams

Toyota Heading to Moon With Cruiser, Robotic Arms, Dreams
This graphic illustration shows a vehicle called "Lunar Cruiser" to explore the lunar surface. Toyota Motor Corp. via AP
The Associated Press
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TOKYO—Toyota is working with Japan’s space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday.

The vehicle being developed with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is called Lunar Cruiser, whose name pays homage to the Toyota Land Cruiser sport utility vehicle. Its launch is set for the late 2020’s.