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Japan Wants to Put a Toyota on the Moon
- Japan’s space agency, carmaker team up for 2029 moon landing
- Two astronauts will be able to live in the vehicle: Toyota EVP
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Toyota Motor Corp. is scoping out a new frontier: lunar rovers.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is teaming up with the country’s largest carmaker to build a six-wheeled self-driving transporter that can carry two humans for a distance of 10,000 kilometers. They’re aiming to land a vehicle on the moon in 2029.