Audi's Latest Quattro Project Is an All-Wheel-Drive Moon Rover - Car and Driver (blog)
” To win, Audi explains, “a privately funded team must successfully place a robot on the moon’s surface that explores at least 500 meters and transmits high-definition video and images back to Earth. Which explains why Part Time Scientists were probably more than happy to slap the four-ring logo and “Quattro” name on their experimental rover. As the only German team competing in the Lunar XPrize, Part Time Scientists was probably the natural choice for Audi. The automaker says it’s helping out Part Time Scientists by lending its expertise in lightweight construction, electric vehicle mobility, piloted driving, and of course, Quattro all-wheel-drive. Now known as the Audi Lunar Quattro, the rover sports mostly aluminum construction, a solar-charged lithium-ion battery, and of course, hub motors at all four wheels. Autonomous Audi Completes Cross-Country No-Hands Road Trip Watch a Self-Driving Audi Lap a Racetrack at 150 MPH We Take the New Audi R8 For a Lap of Le Mans If all goes to plan, Part Time Scientists will send the Audi Lunar Quattro hurtling on a... Source: blog.caranddriver.com
