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Perseverance Rover

spaceproductionby NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mars rover whose AutoNav self-driving system plans and drives routes onboard while in motion; drove ~88-90% of its first-Mars-year traverse autonomously,…

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Manufacturer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Form factor
space
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Perseverance Rover, a space by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (production): 1 verified deployment on record. 4 sources back the record.

Overview

Mars rover whose AutoNav self-driving system plans and drives routes onboard while in motion; drove ~88-90% of its first-Mars-year traverse autonomously, setting planetary-rover autonomy records.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
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Key facts

Type

Mars rover

Landed

February 18, 2021 (Jezero Crater)

Mission

Mars 2020 rover studying the geology and past habitability of Jezero Crater.

AutoNav

Builds onboard terrain maps from stereo navcam images; picks routes around hazards between waypoints.

Specs

Role

Mars rover

Autonomy

AutoNav (think-while-driving, onboard hazard mapping)

Data & sources

Research

1

Web sources

3

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Perseverance Rover. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (1)

  • Perseverance Rover at Marsoperational

    NASA's Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on 2021-02-18 as part of the Mars 2020 mission and continues operating.

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Recent activity

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Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of NASA/JPL

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory footage of its Perseverance Mars rover using its AutoNav self-driving system to set off-road distance records in Jezero Crater. Perseverance has operated on Mars since February 2021.

From deployment: Mars

Safety record

No incidents on record for Perseverance Rover.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (4)

  1. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.adi3099
  2. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance/
  3. https://science.nasa.gov/resource/how-perseverance-drives-on-mars/
  4. https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/nasas-self-driving-perseverance-mars-rover-takes-the-wheel/

Mentioned on (5)

Registry pages whose text names Perseverance Rover.

Companies (1)

Motiv Space Systems

Robots and products (1)

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Common questions

What is Perseverance Rover?
Mars rover whose AutoNav self-driving system plans and drives routes onboard while in motion; drove ~88-90% of its first-Mars-year traverse autonomously, setting planetary-rover autonomy records.
How much does Perseverance Rover cost?
Perseverance Rover's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Perseverance Rover from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Perseverance Rover actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Perseverance Rover is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Perseverance Rover?
Perseverance Rover is made by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, based in Pasadena, California, USA, founded in 1936.
Where is Perseverance Rover deployed?
1 verified deployment of Perseverance Rover is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Mars.
Can you buy Perseverance Rover?
Perseverance Rover is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Perseverance Rover?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable space robots to Perseverance Rover include Chang'e Lander, Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle, ION, Mira.
How does Perseverance Rover compare to Chang'e Lander?
Perseverance Rover and Chang'e Lander (China National Space Administration · 4 deployments) are both space robots on the DEPLOY registry. Perseverance Rover has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Perseverance Rover a top space?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Perseverance Rover ranks in roughly the top 29% of space models tracked by the registry.
What is Perseverance Rover's maturity stage?
Perseverance Rover is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
Is Perseverance Rover safe?
Perseverance Rover has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

3
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
primary-academic-peer-reviewed
Peer-reviewed clinical / academic

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Perseverance Rover.

Recent coverage

Perseverance Rover in third-party press

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets New Mars Driving Record

Oct 14, 2026

NASA’s Record-Setting Perseverance Rover Team

Oct 13, 2026

Q&A: Mars Perseverance Rover Sets a Distance Record

Oct 13, 2026