diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3448072..662441f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "multimodalrouter"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 description = "A graph-based routing library for dynamic routing."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE.md" }
diff --git a/src/multimodalrouter/graph/graph.py b/src/multimodalrouter/graph/graph.py
index 7788835..9838028 100644
--- a/src/multimodalrouter/graph/graph.py
+++ b/src/multimodalrouter/graph/graph.py
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ def find_shortest_path(
 
         if allowed_modes is None:
             allowed_modes = list(self.TransportModes.values())
+            if self.drivingEnabled:
+                allowed_modes.append("car")
 
         if start_id == end_id:
             # create a route with only the start hub