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Bot Auto Autonomous Truck at Houston

Bot Auto's autonomous Class 8 truck: a Freightliner Cascadia retrofitted by Bot Auto with sensors and redundant systems, operated by Bot Auto as its own motor carrier. Ran America's first fully humanless commercial OTR truckload (Houston-Dallas) in April 2026.

Bot Auto Autonomous Truck by Bot Auto · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Trucks

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Bot Auto achieved first humanless autonomous run from Houston to Dallas (240 miles) in late June 2026. Small fleet of trucks operating in Texas.

Exposure

Customer segment
retail
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Bot Auto Autonomous Truck at Houston.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Bot Auto Autonomous Truck
Company
Bot Auto
Location
United States/Texas/Houston
Operator
Bot Auto
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2026-06-01
ID
b638c267-19c7-48cc-9d62-a39ea40b01ca

Timeline

  1. Jun 2026
    First recorded
    Bot Auto Autonomous Truck first documented operating at Houston.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Bot Auto's Playbook for One Billion Autonomous Miles · https://finance.biggo.com/podcast/557c6963060a4816 · 2026-06-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the Bot Auto Autonomous Truck deployment at Houston?
Bot Auto Autonomous Truck, built by Bot Auto, is recorded as a deployment at Houston on the DEPLOY registry. Bot Auto operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Bot Auto Autonomous Truck at Houston?
Bot Auto, the manufacturer of Bot Auto Autonomous Truck, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Bot Auto Autonomous Truck deployment at Houston go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Bot Auto Autonomous Truck deployment at Houston?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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