DEPLOYDatabase

Deployment

Kodiak Driverless Truck at United States

Mountain View, CA-based autonomous trucking company founded in 2018 by Don Burnette (CEO), a former Waymo co-founder. Kodiak develops the Kodiak Driver autonomous driving system for long-haul freight, partnering with carriers like [Uber Freight](/companies/uber-freight) for scaled deployment. The company has raised 65M total including a 25M Series B from Battery Ventures and Bridgestone Americas.

Kodiak Driverless Truck by Kodiak Robotics · Unverified · Trucks

Track Kodiak Driverless Truck at United States

Recent coverage

See all coverage →

Kodiak deployed autonomous trucks with 10 Roads Express for freight operations.

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics

Each exposure value carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Kodiak Driverless Truck at United States.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Unverifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-27
Model
Kodiak Driverless Truck
Company
Kodiak Robotics
Location
United States
Operator
Kodiak Robotics
Status
pilot
First seen
2026-01-01
ID
7b001fab-5432-4286-815c-7c55e6b95217

Timeline

  1. Jan 2026
    First recorded
    Kodiak Driverless Truck first documented operating at United States.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

Claimed vs. verified

Kodiak Robotics claims 100 Kodiak Driverless Truck units in the field. DEPLOY has independently verified 6 deployment sites and 2 units.

The gap between claimed and verified is the Fleet Reality signal. See the Fleet Reality Index.

On the deployment map

Free to use on your site, with a link back to DEPLOY.

Kodiak Driverless Truck operates in United States. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://kodiak.ai/news/west-fraser-autonomous-timber-hauling-alberta · 2026-01-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-27

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Kodiak Driverless Truck at United States.

Common questions

What is the Kodiak Driverless Truck deployment at United States?
Kodiak Driverless Truck, built by Kodiak Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Kodiak Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Kodiak Driverless Truck at United States?
Kodiak Robotics, the manufacturer of Kodiak Driverless Truck, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Kodiak Driverless Truck deployment at United States go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Kodiak Driverless Truck deployment at United States?
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.

Deploy Watch

Track this deployment.

We notify you when status changes against primary-source evidence, contract events surface, or a related incident is filed.

Machine-readable surfaces