JAPAN — Japan's space agency and Toyota are teaming up to build a lunar exploration vehicle as part of the country's plan to get astronauts on the moon by 2029, The Japan Times reports.<br /><br />Toyota and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are to construct a pressurized self-driving moon rover that will use the car manufacturer's fuel cell vehicle technology.<br /><br />According to Forbes, a fuel cell vehicle or FCV uses a fuel cell of compressed hydrogen and oxygen. These molecules react with each other to create electricity for the vehicle.<br /><br />Toyota said in a press release, that these fuel cells only emit water and can generate a lot of energy.<br /><br />The rover will be six meters wide and 3.8 meters tall. This is around the size of two microbuses, according to a JAXA news release.<br /><br />With 13 cubic meters of space, the vehicle is expected to have a 2 to 4 passenger carry capacity.<br /><br />According to Toyota, the rover will be able to travel more than 10,000 km on the moon's surface. <br /><br />The country is planning a series of manned missions to the moon between 2029 and 2034, The Japan Times reports.
