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Toyota’s space mobility prototype is an experimental vehicle created to advance development of drive system technologies appropriate for use on the moon or in outer space. Specifications to provide safe and reliable driving in rugged and unforgiving extraterrestrial environments include each wheel having its own motor and steering control.
The vehicle is electric powered and capable of traversing boulders up to 50cm tall. It can climb slopes with gradients of up to 25 degrees. The technology honed with this prototype will be used in space mobility vehicles such as the Lunar Cruiser.
Outline specifications
Length (mm): 3,460
Width (mm): 2,175
Height (mm): 1,865
Passenger capacity: 2
Maximum ascent incline (deg): 25