Driving

Driving is a gameplay mechanic that appears in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.

Gameplay
When Ethan comes into the Garage and goes into the first fight against Jack, he will end up finding his car within the area. If the player searches immediately to their right, they can pick up the Car Key and go into the car (in Madhouse mode, the car key is locked in a chest, but a lock pick is not too far from where it is), allowing him to drive it and run over Jack. Due to the limited space, however, it has no other purpose than to run him over, and upon hitting Jack three times with the car, he will disappear, take control of it and nearly kill Ethan in the process.

However, should the player try to drive the car, Jack will rip them out of the window and toss them out, either to use the car and drive it himself to try running Ethan over, or to prevent Ethan from using the car. In this scenario, Jack must be shot enough times to crash the car.

This is the only instance of the mechanic in use, however, and will no longer be relevant after the first boss fight with Jack, as the car is inevitably destroyed in either case.

Further Notes

 * Driving also appears within Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5, and Resident Evil 6, all of them in a very linear fashion with the same result: to progress the story. In those games, however, they do not have any actual gameplay function by themselves.