# Axiom engineers let GPT‑6 steer a Corolla to an In‑N‑Out window

> Three AI engineers used OpenAI’s GPT‑6 Astra to drive a 2024 Toyota Corolla through an In‑N‑Out drive‑thru in the Bay Area.

Oossa · 2026-10-07 · https://oossa.com/en/axiom-engineers-let-gpt-6-steer-a-corolla-to-an-in-n-out-window

Aditya Ramabadran, Simon Mahns and Tobias Gessler, engineers at the startup Axiom, connected OpenAI’s GPT‑6 Astra to a 2024 Toyota Corolla. The model, normally a text‑and‑code generator, was given live video from windscreen cameras and control of the steering. With a safety driver ready to brake, the AI guided the car to the In‑N‑Out take‑out window so the team could collect lunch. The stunt shows a language‑based model beginning to handle real‑world physical tasks.

## The facts

- The car was a 2024 Toyota Corolla equipped with cameras and power‑steering control.
- Only GPT‑6 Astra completed the trio’s DrivingBench course, while Claude Fable 5.1 reached 45 % and Grok 11 %.

## Why it matters

If general‑purpose language models can reliably control physical devices, they could be repurposed for robotics and automation without building dedicated control software.

## Sources & references

1. [These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out](https://www.wired.com/story/ai-is-driving-cars-now-oh-boy/) – Wired, 2026-10-07

Last updated: 2026-10-07