Gazebo failing to create OpenGL context in eval container on RTX 5090/ NVIDIA driver 575
New NVIDIA driver 575.57.08 on RTX 5090 GPUs prevents Gazebo from creating an OpenGL context.
A significant technical blocker has emerged for participants in the AI for Industry Challenge (AIC) who are using NVIDIA's latest hardware. User Pranav_Saroha reported on April 18, 2026, that the Gazebo robotics simulator fails to create an OpenGL rendering context when running inside the competition's evaluation container. The issue is specifically tied to systems equipped with the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU running the problematic driver version 575.57.08 alongside CUDA 12.9. The failure occurs at Step 2 of the setup process when executing the `/entrypoint.sh` script, which is required to launch the simulation environment for the challenge.
The user has filed a detailed GitHub issue, and the forum post shows related topics indicating this may be part of a broader pattern of rendering and GPU utilization problems within the AIC simulation environment dating back to March 2026. The immediate impact is that competitors with this cutting-edge hardware configuration cannot proceed past the initial setup, putting them at a disadvantage. The community is actively seeking workarounds, but as of now, there is no official fix from the challenge organizers or NVIDIA, highlighting a compatibility gap between new driver releases and containerized simulation tools critical for AI and robotics development.
- Gazebo simulator fails on RTX 5090 GPUs with NVIDIA driver 575.57.08 and CUDA 12.9
- Error blocks Step 2 of the AI for Industry Challenge setup, preventing environment launch
- Issue is isolated to the evaluation container, with a GitHub ticket filed for a fix
Why It Matters
This blocks developers using top-tier hardware from participating in a major AI competition, highlighting driver-simulation compatibility crises.