Reported on learningenglish, the company said it plans to launch the vehicle in the late 2020s. After that, Toyota said the vehicle could assist people living on the moon by 2040 and could possibly be sent to Mars as well.  Takao Sato heads the company’s Lunar Cruiser project. He told The Associated Press the vehicle is based on the idea that people eat, work, sleep and communicate with others safely in cars. He hopes the Lunar Cruiser can serve the same purpose in space. Below is what the Lunar Cruiser looks like.

“We see space as an area for our once-in-a-century transformation, Sato said. “By going to space, we may be able to develop telecommunications and other technology that will prove valuable to human life.”  Another company, Gitai Japan Inc., is partnering with Toyota to develop a robotic arm for the Lunar Cruiser. It will be designed to perform jobs such as carrying out inspections and maintaining the vehicle. The company said the arm will be built to work with different tools. These tools could be used to study the moon’s surface more closely. Read more on this Toyota moon adventure by clicking here.