These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out
Wired AI Will Knight October 7, 2026

AI Summary— plain English for professionals
# AI Takes the Wheel (Sort Of) Researchers tested whether three popular AI systems—GPT, Claude, and Grok—could actually drive a real Toyota Corolla to an In-N-Out restaurant, with only one succeeding at the task. The experiment shows that while AI can handle some driving decisions, current systems still struggle with real-world complexity and unpredictability. This highlights why self-driving cars remain difficult to perfect, despite impressive advances in AI technology.
Three engineers put GPT, Claude, and Grok in charge of a real car. Only one of them was successful.
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