GPT-6 Astra has gained the ability to drive a car

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DrivingBench evaluates whether frontier AI models like GPT-6 Astra can drive a real car by controlling a Toyota Corolla on a predefined course, tracking metrics such as progress, distance, and token cost.

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# DrivingBench Source: [https://drivingbench.com/](https://drivingbench.com/) Can frontier models drive a*real car*? We give them control of a Toyota Corolla’s steering, accelerator, and brakes, then evaluate them on a fixed cone course\. [Follow @drivingbench](https://x.com/drivingbench)[Report](https://drivingbench.com/report/)[Eval traces](https://drivingbench.com/downloads/) ## Leaderboard attemptprogressHow far along the course centerline the attempt got while staying within 4 m of it, as a share of the centerline length to the finish zone; a collision keeps the progress reached before it\.distanceGPS speed integrated from the first accepted set\_motion to the end of the attempt's last engagement\.finish timeFirst accepted set\_motion to the end of the attempt's last engagement\. Shown for completed runs only; DNF means did not finish\.commandsAccepted set\_motion and stop\_now calls during the attempt\.tokens · costTotal tokens and cost at list prices for the attempt, including the reflection after it\. attemptprogressHow far along the course centerline the attempt got while staying within 4 m of it, as a share of the centerline length to the finish zone; a collision keeps the progress reached before it\.distanceGPS speed integrated from the first accepted set\_motion to the end of the attempt's last engagement\.finish timeFirst accepted set\_motion to the end of the attempt's last engagement\. Shown for completed runs only; DNF means did not finish\.commandsAccepted set\_motion and stop\_now calls during the attempt\.tokens · costTotal tokens and cost at list prices for the attempt, including the reflection after it\. attemptprogressHow far along the course centerline the attempt got while staying within 4 m of it, as a share of the centerline length to the finish zone; a collision keeps the progress reached before it\.distanceGPS speed integrated from the first accepted set\_motion to the end of the attempt's last engagement\.finish timeFirst accepted set\_motion to the end of the attempt's last engagement\. Shown for completed runs only; DNF means did not finish\.commandsAccepted set\_motion and stop\_now calls during the attempt\.tokens · costTotal tokens and cost at list prices for the attempt, including the reflection after it\. attemptprogressHow far along the course centerline the attempt got while staying within 4 m of it, as a share of the centerline length to the finish zone; a collision keeps the progress reached before it\.distanceGPS speed integrated from the first accepted set\_motion to the end of the attempt's last engagement\.finish timeFirst accepted set\_motion to the end of the attempt's last engagement\. Shown for completed runs only; DNF means did not finish\.commandsAccepted set\_motion and stop\_now calls during the attempt\.tokens · costTotal tokens and cost at list prices for the attempt, including the reflection after it\. [**Explore the track**View the trajectory replays](https://drivingbench.com/#course)## Explore the course

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