# Engineers demonstrate slow car control with GPT-6 Astra

_Published Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM EDT · AI, Robotics · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Three engineers connected GPT-6 Astra to cameras and a Toyota Corolla's power steering, allowing the general-purpose model to navigate a drive-through with a safety driver ready to brake, WIRED reported. They conducted the project outside their work at Axiom, using a chat interface connected through a server.

Their DrivingBench test measures navigation around a simple parking-lot course. Astra alone completed it, very slowly; Claude Fable 5.1 completed 45 percent and Grok 11 percent. The engineers used prompting to overcome initial refusals to control a physical car. The demonstration establishes limited vehicle control rather than readiness for ordinary driving.

## Sources

- [WIRED](https://www.wired.com/story/ai-is-driving-cars-now-oh-boy/)

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Published: 2026-10-08T02:44:20.346Z
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Retrieved: 2026-10-08T05:42:45.283Z
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