Audi prepares for competition in the Google Lunar XPRIZE, which must provide an autonomous vehicle able to make a minimum half-kilometer journey on the surface of the moon and transmit high-resolution pictures to Earth.
To get this trip, the brand with the four rings has been commissioned to provide training to its engineers, to support the expedition, has brought $ 30 million, and the development of the Audi quattro moon.
According to the brand, the theoretical maximum speed of the vehicle would be 3.6km / h, this irregularity of the lunar surface, but what really matters is that you stay safe navigation systems. A camera used to create panoramic images are also included.
The launch is planned to do it in a rocket must travel 380,000 kilometers to the moon, the trip lasted five days and would cost around 24 million euros, the goal is to land in the area where the Apollo 17 came, the last shuttle manned travel to the moon.
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