For drivers
I want to drive
Race on dozens of road, oval and dirt tracks against AI opponents. TORCS supports all common input devices - keyboard, game pad, joystick or steering wheel - and runs as a plain download on Windows.
The Open Racing Car Simulator
TORCS
TORCS is an open-source 3D racing simulator for driving, developing AI drivers, and experimenting with vehicle simulation.
What will you do with TORCS?
For developers and researchers
I want to build drivers or research with it
The C Robot Module Interface in robot.h gives an AI driver simulation
state and callbacks for steering, throttle, braking and gears. TORCS can run fully
headless from the command line, including repeatable batch races with custom race
managers. Its plug-in architecture also allows drivers, race management and simulation
modules to be adapted. Start with the API documentation and examples in the source
tree.
- Open source under GPLv2 - the full source ships with every release.
- Runs on Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
- 39 track maps across road, dirt and oval circuits.
- Cited in peer-reviewed research from 2009 to 2025.