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DrivingBench: frontier LLMs driving a real Toyota Corolla

A real car instrumented so language models can drive it on a test course.

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  • HN submitter aditya-ramabadr Source ↗

Earliest dated source: 22 Sept 2026

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DrivingBench is a benchmark where frontier language models, including Claude Fable, GPT-6, Grok and Sol, drive a real Toyota Corolla fitted with a comma device through a cone course in an empty car park at low speed. They issue one command at a time through MCP tools, using the car's cameras and telemetry, with a human supervisor ready to brake. A leaderboard shows each model's runs, traces and videos.

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  • Hacker News: Show HN: DrivingBench – Frontier LLMs Driving a Real Toyota CorollaBlog or write-updrivingbench.com

    The leaderboard, with traces and videos of each run.

  • Hacker News discussion (3 points)Forum threadnews.ycombinator.com
    HN submitter: aditya-ramabadrPosted 22 Sept 2026

    The Show HN post.

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