# NASA Advances Lunar Rover Navigation

NASA Ames Research Center is leading HI-RATE, a navigation technology development effort designed to help lunar rovers travel farther with less human supervision. The project combines lidar and other navigation sensors with high-performance space computing. Planned resources span FY2025–FY2028, but the signal identifies no solicitation, contract award, funding value, or procurement contact.

- HI-RATE’s technology focus is relevant to firms working in autonomous systems, robotics, sensing, and space computing; the signal does not establish an open procurement opportunity.
- Companies can assess how their capabilities align with the project’s sensor, navigation, and computing needs when planning NASA-related business development.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** November 04, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)

### Sources
- [HI-RATE](https://www.nasa.gov/technology/high-speed-intelligent-robust-autonomous-terrain-exploration/) - NASA