Vehicles

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Vehicles in Autonauts are used to transport goods or the player. The canoe can transport the player over deep water, the cart and wheelbarrow are used to transport larger amounts of items that can be held in hands or backpacks (excluding bots), as well as particulates (e.g. soil, mortar), and mobile liquid storage can be used to transport liquids.

You can connect to a vehicle with CTRL + Left-click and disconnect with CTRL + Right-click. To get a bot connected with a vehicle you can either teach him to get a vehicle or rightclick him, while being connected to a vehicle and being in throw-range. This also works for disengaging.

Name	Max load	Recipe	To unlock
Dugout Canoe	1	Vehicle Assembly Unit : 1 Log + 1 Crude Blade = 1 Dugout Canoe	Complete the Smallscale Operation certificate
Crude Wheelbarrow	20	Vehicle Assembly Unit : 2 Square Frame + 1 Crude Wheel + 1 Crude Axle + 2 Pole = 1 Crude Wheelbarrow	Research Basic Vehicles
Crude Cart	32	Vehicle Assembly Unit : 1 Box Frame + 2 Panel + 2 Crude Wheel + 1 Crude Axle + 2 Pole = 1 Crude Cart	Research Basic Vehicles
Mobile Liquid Storage	50	Vehicle Assembly Unit : 1 Box Frame + 2 Panel + 2 Crude Wheel + 1 Crude Axle + 2 Pole = 1 Mobile Liquid Storage	Research Basic Vehicles
Crude Crane	1	Good Vehicle Assembly Unit : 2 Box Frame + 4 Good Wheel + 4 String + 2 Good Gear + 2 Crude Axle + 6 Wooden Beam = 1 Crude Crane	Research Railtrack, Handcar, Carriage
Handcar	1 car	Good Vehicle Assembly Unit : 2 Square Frame + 2 Panel + 2 Metal Wheel + 1 Metal Axle + 1 Metal Gear + 2 Pole = 1 Handcar	Research Railtrack, Handcar, Carriage
Train Engine	2 cars	Good Vehicle Assembly Unit : 1 Firebox + 1 Boiler + 2 Piston + 2 Connecting Rod + 4 Metal Wheel + 2 Metal Axle = 1 Train Engine	Research Steam Train
Train Carriage (Crude)	50	Good Vehicle Assembly Unit : 1 Box Frame + 4 Panel + 1 Crude Metal Plate + 2 Metal Wheel + 1 Metal Axle = 1 Train Carriage (Crude)	Research Railtrack, Handcar, Carriage
Trojan Rabbit	100	Vehicle Assembly Unit : 1 Box Frame + 16 Plank + 2 Crude Axle + 4 Good Wheel = 1 Trojan Rabbit	50 Tokens
Train Carriage: Liquid (Crude)	100	Good Vehicle Assembly Unit : 2 Triangle Frame + 2 Panel + 2 Crude Metal Plate + 1 Rivet + 2 Metal Wheel + 1 Metal Axle = 1 Train Carriage: Liquid (Crude)	Research Railtrack, Handcar, Carriage
Train Carriage	200	Good Vehicle Assembly Unit : 2 Box Frame + 4 Panel + 2 Crude Metal Plate + 1 Rivet + 4 Metal Wheel + 2 Metal Axle = 1 Train Carriage	Research Steam Train

Capacity

The maximum amount of items that can be stored and transported in carts and wheelbarrows also depends on the item's weight. Heavier items means less space to transport them, and the amount of space follows a (somewhat) linear formula. You can store half as many items if they weigh 2 units, than if they weight 1 unit. This is detailed in the table below:

Storage Capacity by Item Weight

Vehicle Type	1	2	3	4	6	8	12	16
Crude Wheelbarrow	20	10	6	5	3	2	1	1
Crude Cart	32	16	10	8	5	4	2	2
Train Carriage (Crude)	50	25	16	12	8	6	4	3
Trojan Rabbit	100	50	33	25	16	12	8	6
Train Carriage	200	100	66	40	33	25	16	12
Mobile Liquid Storage	50
Train Carriage: Liquid (Crude)	100