# ChatGPT Drives Car, Grok Crashes

> ChatGPT drives car while Grok crashes immediately in test.
- Title: ChatGPT Drives Car, Grok Crashes · The Drive | Shortify
- Summary: ChatGPT drives car while Grok crashes immediately in test. ChatGPT-6 Astra completed a driving course in two attempts after others crashed.
- Keywords: chatgpt, grok, drivingbench, toyota corolla, openpilot, comma vision, gpt-6 astra, ai driving test, cars, technology, Drives, Car
- Source: The Drive — https://thedrive.com/news/uh-oh-chatgpt-can-drive-a-car-and-grok-crashed-immediately
- Author: Adam Ismail
- Published: 2026-10-05T17:51:23+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chatgpt, grok, drivingbench, ai, toyota corolla, openpilot, comma vision, gpt-6 astra, ai driving test, cars, technology
## DrivingBench Test
Researchers tested AI models driving a Toyota Corolla around a parking lot course with cones.
## Eight Models Failed
Eight out of eleven runs crashed within the first turn, completing less than 11% of the course.
## Grok Crashed First
Grok drove straight off the course after mistaking a gap between cones for a gate.
## GPT Model Misinterpreted
One GPT model invented a rule that all cones were the same color, ignoring explicit warnings.
## GPT-6 Astra Succeeded
GPT-6 Astra completed the course on its second attempt, driving a slightly wonky route.
## Cost of Success
GPT-6 Astra’s successful run cost $7.74, nearly four times the charge of its prior attempt.
## Key takeaway

ChatGPT-6 Astra completed a driving course in two attempts after others crashed.