Released Aug 20, 2026 $7.49 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

AI Learns To Drive

By ActivationFunction

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AI Learns To Drive is a game tagged Artificial Intelligence, Sandbox and Simulation by ActivationFunction, released Aug 20, 2026. It has 217 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include Not Gates, Robo Race and Artificial Intelligence Simulator.

Train AI to drive! Create your own neural network and watch it evolve from chaos to mastery with the power of evolutionary algorithms and natural selection. Fine-tune the learning process to craft the ultimate AI driver, and test your creation in campaign challenges or on custom-built tracks.

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Everything Steam lists for AI Learns To Drive · record updated 21 hours ago

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Overview

App ID3312030

Release dateAug 20, 2026

Last change number39960186

Last record update21 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: ActivationFunction
Publisher: ActivationFunction
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 1 day ago

Windows 64-bit

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerIncludes level editorSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsSteam WorkshopFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$7.49

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$7.49Oct 23, 2026

Checked19 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Oct 8, 2026 AI Learns to Drive - Changelog 1.2.0 (Adaptive Speed & Performance)
🚀 NEW FEATURES Adaptive Simulation Speed (MAX): Simulation speed changes based on framerate up to 8x. Speed button now cycles 1x → 2x → MAX → 0.5x Chart Generation Range: Show only the last 10, 50, 100 or 500 generations in the training c…
Sep 15, 2026 AI Learns to Drive - Changelog 1.1.0 (The Champions Trial)
🏆 THE CHAMPIONS TRIAL Our Discord moderators prepared one final, hardest challenge. Collect all 81 stars to unlock the last mysterious track - until then it stays locked and unnamed. Beat every champion to finish the campaign and earn the…
Aug 7, 2026 AI Learns To Drive v1.0 — Launching August 20, 2026 🏁
v1.0 arrives August 20, 2026! What's coming Race Mode — race your networks against others, climb race leaderboards, create & share races via Workshop Track of the Week — one featured track every week. Set your time and climb the weekly boa…
Jul 2, 2026 AI Learns To Drive — Testing v1.0.0
New version is ready for testing! Try it out and fill this form to receive a special Tester skin + coins: https://forms.gle/u4QXWDeX8Yqt6YcC7 What's new Race Mode — race against other networks, watch races, climb leaderboards, create & sha…
Feb 12, 2026 What's Next? Road to v1.0
Hey everyone, just wanted to share my plans for the next few months. I'm currently working on the big v1.0 version, which includes the new Race Mode, a brand new Campaign, Skins, and much more. To get this right, I'm going to hold off on u…
Dec 18, 2025 AI Learns to Drive - Changelog 0.13.1 (UX & Training Improvements)
🚀 NEW FEATURES Elite Preservation: Select preservation mode: Off, Auto, or Custom preserve best cars without mutation Auto-Save Modes: Save on Every Generation, Best Lap, or Best Distance + notification when auto-saved Editor Weight & Bia…
Nov 10, 2025 AI Learns to Drive - Changelog 0.12.4 (Workshop & Custom Challenges)
🎮 WORKSHOP Upload Content: Upload custom tracks and networks to Steam Workshop Subscribe: Subscribe to Workshop items easily 🏆 LEADERBOARDS Workshop Leaderboards: All Workshop tracks now have leaderboards Modded Network Indicator: Shows …
Oct 19, 2025 AI Learns to Drive - Changelog 0.11.0 (Sensors & Content)
🚀 NEW FEATURES New Content: 3 tracks, 4 challenges 54 stars totalNew Sensors: Front/Side Acceleration, Wall DistanceNew Achievements: Drift Master, Terminal VelocityLap Notifications: Shown when completing new best lap 🧠 NETWORKS DriftMa…
Oct 7, 2025 AI Learns to Drive - Changelog 0.10.2 (New Outputs & Rewards)
NEW OUTPUTSAdded optional neural network outputs: Handbrake: Apply handbrake for drifting Train your AI to drift!Brakes: Apply regular brakes REWARD SYSTEM OVERHAULReward Editor: Customize rewards and choose what behaviors to train 7 NEW R…
Sep 20, 2025 AI Learns to Drive - Changelog 0.9.5 (200% Performance Boost & Determinism)
https://i.imgur.com/pFeGXVg.png This update introduces physics engine changes, focusing on performance and determinism. ⚡ Performance Partially multi-threaded physics updates. Rewrote Godot's raycasting system from scratch (testers estima…
Sep 1, 2025 AI Learns to Drive - Changelog 0.9.3 (Car Details & Icons)
🚀 NEW FEATURES Car Details Panel: View detailed real-time car data, including: Last lap times Live reward breakdown ... Car Status Icons: New icons display car status for: Parent from previous generation Highest reward (next parent) Was d…
Aug 14, 2025 AI Learns to Drive - Changelog 0.9.1 (New Vehicles)
https://i.imgur.com/J4HPrFu.png 🚗 NEW VEHICLES Added 3 new vehicles with different properties and handling: Rally Car: Excels on dirt with 4WD for better drift control, decent on other surfaces Snowmobile: Dominates on ice but struggles o…

Build	Branch	Updated
25995075	public	Oct 18, 2026
25995075	test	Oct 16, 2026
25465726	compatibility	Sep 22, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
3312031	—	All	258.9 MB	145.0 MB	3264560913031240817

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25995075	Oct 18, 2026	Open
test Testing branch.	25995075	Oct 16, 2026	Open
compatibility Version for those who cannot run the main branch.	25465726	Sep 22, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/AI Learns To Race

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
AI Learns To Drive.exe		Windows · 64-bit

Space per player476.8 MB

Filesup to 1,000

Save locations7

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataRoaming	AI Learns To Drive/evolution	*.evolution	Windows
WinAppDataRoaming	AI Learns To Drive/tracks	*.track	Windows
WinAppDataRoaming	AI Learns To Drive/challenges	*.progress	Windows
WinAppDataRoaming	AI Learns To Drive/workshop_evolution	*.evolution	Windows
WinAppDataRoaming	AI Learns To Drive/workshop_tracks	*.track	Windows
WinAppDataRoaming	AI Learns To Drive/evolution_race	*.evolution	Windows
WinAppDataRoaming	AI Learns To Drive/coin	*.coin	Windows

Achievements

Achievements291 hidden

Most unlocked40.5%First Try Hero

Rarest0%Grand Champion

First Try Hero Complete a lap on an unseen campaign track on the first try. [Train only] 40.5%
Speed Demon Reach a speed of 280 km/h. 36%
Terminal Impact Test the physics engine: crash as hard as possible. 35.7%
9 stars Earn 9 stars in campaign challenges. 35.3%
18 stars Earn 18 stars in campaign challenges. 17.4%
Neural Network Architect Create and save 10 neural networks. 15.6%
Skynet's First Steps Achieve a lap time under 12 seconds on the "01 Beginner" track. 8.3%
Marathon Trainer Accumulate 24 hours of training time on one network. 7.9%
27 stars Earn 27 stars in campaign challenges. 7.8%
Perfect Generation All of 100+ cars complete a campaign track lap crash-free with mutation enabled. [Train only] 7.1%
Brain Surgery Add or remove a layer from a neural network with over 200 generations. 5.8%
Drift Master Maintain a continuous drift for 10 seconds or more. 4.4%
36 stars Earn 36 stars in campaign challenges. 3.1%
Cruise Control Maintain an average speed of 180 km/h for 60 continuous seconds. 3%
Track Builder Create and save 10 different tracks. 1.6%
One Network To Rule Them All Created a network that has completed a (saved) lap on all "A" campaign tracks. 1.5%
45 stars Earn 45 stars in campaign challenges. 1.5%
Fully Equipped Unlock every sensor and every network output. 1.2%

All 29 achievements

Improviser Complete a lap on five randomly generated tracks (10+ tiles) in a row. [Train only] 1.1%
Triple Threat Train at least 3 networks at once and have each complete a lap in the same generation. 0.8%
Wire to Wire Lead a campaign race from start to finish without ever losing first place. 0.8%
54 stars Earn 54 stars in campaign challenges. 0.6%
Photo Finish Win a campaign race by less than half a second. 0.5%
63 stars Earn 63 stars in campaign challenges. 0.2%
72 stars Earn 72 stars in campaign challenges. 0.1%
81 stars Earn 81 stars in campaign challenges. 0.1%
Underdog Win a campaign race with a network smaller than every opponent's. 0.1%
Lapped Them All Win a campaign race with every opponent at least a full lap behind. 0%
Grand Champion Hidden achievement 0%

News

Oct 18, 2026 · Community Announcements Modded networks: hidden by default on leaderboards
To the modders: I love what you're doing, and I don't mind the reverse engineering. I'm glad you chose my game, and it's amazing to see what these cars can really do. Why: the community raised a fair…
Oct 5, 2026 · Community Announcements Neural Network Tournament - Final results
Final results All rounds: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM4dUSrwOPCg Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all 20 entrants! Winners: I'll contact you by email in the next few days…
Oct 4, 2026 · Community Announcements Neural Network Tournament - Round 4
Round 4 - top 2 out of 4 go to the Final, 3rd and 4th to the 3rd place race Finals and final results tomorrow! Discord: https://discord.gg/6EuZgx2cg6
Oct 3, 2026 · Community Announcements Neural Network Tournament - Round 3
Round 3 - top 2 out of 4 advance Next round tomorrow! Discord: https://discord.gg/6EuZgx2cg6
Oct 2, 2026 · Community Announcements Neural Network Tournament - Round 2
Round 2 - top 2 out of 4 advance Next round tomorrow! Discord: https://discord.gg/6EuZgx2cg6
Oct 1, 2026 · Community Announcements Neural Network Tournament - the races start today!
Thank you to everyone who entered! 20 networks made it in, and the races start today. The format is in the bracket below. Every round is on a new track that no network has seen before. The race setti…
Sep 22, 2026 · Community Announcements AI Learns To Drive - Neural Network Tournament
Hi everyone, I decided to organize a tournament. Entry is free. Submit one trained network and it races in an elimination bracket for a share of €100 in Steam gift cards. Each round can bring a new t…

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AI Learns To Drive

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