NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has completed the first drives on another world that were planned by artificial intelligence. The demonstration hints at a future of more efficient exploration and even more science. “The fundamental elements of generative AI are showing a lot of promise in streamlining the pillars of autonomous navigation for off-planet driving: perception (seeing the rocks and ripples), localization (knowing where we are), and planning and control (deciding and executing the safe

Watch incredible footage of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars’ Jezero Crater in February 2021. This landing began a mission to explore the Red Planet that still continues today. | NOVA l PBS