Elon Musk plans to send a Tesla Bot with Grok AI to Mars by late 2026.
Elon Musk plans to send a Tesla Bot, powered by xAI’s artificial intelligence model Grok, on SpaceX’s next Mars mission by the end of 2026.
On Feb. 18, Musk announced xAI’s latest AI model release, Grok 3, in a livestream on X. During a discussion, he revealed that most of SpaceX’s projects for Mars exploration are slated for around Q4 2026.
He explained that the Earth-Mars transit window occurs every 26 months, making November 2026 the next ideal opportunity for rocket launches to the Red Planet.
