Working with JAXA, Toyota is developing "lunar mobility" to aid NASA's plans for exploring the Moon. A look at the mobility company's efforts to support safe transport in space.

We have updated the design of the Pressurized Rover (our nickname: Lunar Cruiser). At the pavilion "Future Life Village" of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, which will open on April 13, a 1/5 scale model of the new design will be on display as a part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) exhibit "Standing on the Moon. And beyond..."

The Lunar Cruiser is a joint research project with JAXA that launched in 2019. Here, we take a closer look at four core technologies required for driving in the harsh environment of the moon.