With this vehicle will Audi in 2017 to the moon

Posted on 25-06-2015 at 15:33 by JordyS – 39 Comments”

Audi is an unmanned vehicle to the moon send. I hear you thinking, so I head ‘m self, but stuck in: it is to be hoped that they oil quickly discover.

Audi is part of the German team Part-Time Scientists, which for a while worked on the new maanwagen. The German manufacturer, mainly provides support in the field of four-wheel drive, lightweight materials, electric drive and autonomous driving functions, so that the vehicle will effortlessly maankraters must be able to maneuver.

The project is part of the Google Lunar XPRIZE, the challenge is to be as efficient as possible, to the moon to fly. The winning team must make a robot that at least 500 metres can drive (even with a oliezuipende Audi do) and photos can be sent to the earth. The winners can thirty million dollars in their pocket.

It is intended that the Audi around quattro in 2017 will be launched, so we must be patient for ‘m over the moon to see cracks.

Gallery: Audi lunar quattro

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