While many walkable ground cover plants can cope with light foot traffic, there are few that withstand the weight and repeated traffic from cars. However, you can use many of the recommended plants in driveways, if you set them into hard landscaping pockets or crevices. This will give you practical solutions to improve drainage and water runoff prevention, plus attractive foliage and flowers. Three of the better plants with a good trampling recovery rate include creeping thymes, ajuga, and lithodora.