Adam Shostack  Feb 23

NASA: We discovered an issue where the rover's calculated position was off by 1mm because of 25 corrupted bits in memory.

Meta: Well, sometimes it just goes and deletes your inbox! throws up hands

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-now-autonomously-pinpoints-its-location-on-mars/

NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars

Using the new Mars Global Localization algorithm, NASA’s Perseverance rover can now pinpoint its exact location without help from engineers on Earth.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Show threadMathaetaes

@adamshostack NASA: We can autonomously drive virtually unlimited distances over unpaved, rugged terrain and our only limitation is a lack of awareness of our position on the planet.

Tesla: Our "full self driving" cars have full access to GPS and drive on well marked, well-maintained, paved roads, but will randomly accelerate into trees, parked cars, or buildings. *throws up hands*

Feb 23 at 6:04pmWeb
Show threadAdam Shostack  Feb 23
@mathaetaes To be fair, there are a lot fewer trees, parked cars or buildings on Mars, so there's fewer chances to hit any of them.
Show threadMathaetaesFeb 23
@adamshostack True. But there are plenty of big rocks, and I'm sure it would pretty quickly find one.