# Perseverance rover reaches 45.22 km total driving distance; JPL team details its autonomous driving system

- Source: IEEE Spectrum Robotics
- Published: 2026-10-13T15:02:04.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/atu9vf8b899kgirrpdytskus4
- Original: https://spectrum.ieee.org/mars-rover-distance-record

## Summary

On October 11, the Perseverance rover completed a drive that brought its cumulative distance traveled on Mars to 28.10 miles (45.22 kilometers), breaking the 45.16-kilometer record held by Opportunity.