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Perseverance sets a Mars driving record, no human at the wheel

Reuters says the rover broke the record for off-planet driving, helped by self-driving software that plots its own route; it still has no parking problems.

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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNASA's Perseverance rover just set a driving record on Mars, and the reason is self-driving software that lets it pick its own path across the rocks.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's driving itself on another planet, and I can't get my phone to open the right map on a Tuesday.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe old way was waiting for engineers on Earth to approve every move, which is slow because the signal itself takes minutes to get there.

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