Lexus imagines space vehicles for humans on the Moon.
Created: 2020-05-18
Updated: 2023-01-22
If humanity ever ends up living on the Moon, what would the vehicles be like? According to Lexus, they'd be sleek, shiny and wouldn't look out of place in a sci-fi flick. The European Advanced Design Studio for Lexus and Toyota, the brand's parent company, has created seven lunar vehicle concepts for the Document Journal magazine. They all feature some design elements from the Lexus LF-30 Electric Concept, the luxury automaker's vision for the next generation of EVs, because the studio was in the midst of its development when the magazine asked for contributions.
CubeRover, MoonRanger
Commercial Rover
Development
FLEX
GALAGO
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Mining, Commercial Rover
Concept
Surveyorbot
Space Construction Company, Landing Pads, Commercial Rover
GROWLER
Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover
Austere Engineering
Lunar 1
Commercial Rover, Commercial Lunar Lander, Space Entertainment
Blastoff! (Spacelab)
Dormant
Commercial Rover, Hardware
CR3 Rover
Commercial Rover, Surface Habitats
Early stage
Jaguar 1
Commercial Rover, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Commercial Rover
Cancelled, Early stage
SERIES-2 Lander
Transport Service (LEO-Moon), Commercial Rover, Commercial Lunar Lander
YAOKI
Cancelled
Early stage, ?
Autonomous Transport Platform (ATP)
Development, Concept
DRACO
Commercial Rover, Space Construction Company, Space Construction Equipment, Robotic Arm, Landing Pads
Lunar Vehicle
R1
Space Robotics, Commercial Rover, Robotic Arm, Hardware
Commercial Rover, Space Robotics, Software, Hardware, Robotic Arm
Gura Terra Space Rover
Rover
Commercial Rover, Commercial Lander
Commercial Rover, Space Construction Company, Space Construction Equipment
Concept, Development
Dynetics Human Landing System
Lunar Mobility Vehicle (LMV)
Commercial Rover, Advertising
LunaCorp
MAPP, HL-MAPP
Commercial Rover, Surface Habitats, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Software & Mission Control
Canadaarm3, SKYMAKER
On-Orbit Servicing, Space Robotics, Commercial Rover, Resources - Energy, In-Space Assembly, In-Space Manufacturing
Commercial Rover, Space Mining
Space Entertainment, Commercial Rover
HiveR, CubeRover
e-4ORCE
Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR)
Surveyor, Excavator, Collector, Hauler, Dozer
Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover, Space Mining
M2 Lunar Rover
Audi Quattro Lunar Rover
Commercial Lunar Lander, Commercial Rover
Puli Lunar Rover
Commercial Rover, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Asteroid Mining
Commercial Rover, Hardware, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Mining, Commercial Lander
Commercial Rover, Space Mining, Beyond-LEO Remote Sensing, Lunar Data Analytics
LUVMI, LUVMI-X
LREV
Raw Resources, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Oxygen, Commercial Rover
Development, ?
Resources - Oxygen, Commercial Rover, Raw Resources
Asagumo
SpaceHopper
Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Commercial Rover, Orbital Transportation
MPR (Mobile Power Rover)
Commercial Rover, Power Beaming, Resources - Energy
Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV)
LUNAR CRUISER
Pylon
Resources - Energy, Nuclear Fission Power, Commercial Rover, Orbital Transportation
Luna-Crete, Constellation Vault
In-Space Manufacturing, Space Construction Company, Space Construction Equipment, Commercial Rover, Space Mining
Lunar Autonomously Flying Robotic Systems
Commercial Rover, Hopper, Drone, Moon Drone
Luniaq