I expect future Mars and other rovers will have a lot more AI capabilities so these machines can make decisions on their own. Often, all that's needed is a decision vs. the absolute best decision. With every generation we learn more. It will be interesting to see what the future brings.
Excellent point about absolute vs good-enough! As an engineer, this is important to not get hung up on optimization beyond a point. I wonder: Will the autonomous capabilities will increase continuously, or will they plateau beyond a certain point?
I suspect the autonomous capabilities of any vehicle sent might be able to take upgrades but there’s likely an upper limit. In terms of future generations of vehicles I suspect the limit is well past what we can imagine today.
I expect future Mars and other rovers will have a lot more AI capabilities so these machines can make decisions on their own. Often, all that's needed is a decision vs. the absolute best decision. With every generation we learn more. It will be interesting to see what the future brings.
Excellent point about absolute vs good-enough! As an engineer, this is important to not get hung up on optimization beyond a point. I wonder: Will the autonomous capabilities will increase continuously, or will they plateau beyond a certain point?
I suspect the autonomous capabilities of any vehicle sent might be able to take upgrades but there’s likely an upper limit. In terms of future generations of vehicles I suspect the limit is well past what we can imagine today.