# Kodiak Driver at Permian Basin, Texas, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `c3f02072-4947-43c1-8c35-980cc6e5fc82`

[Kodiak](/companies/kodiak.md)-powered driverless fleet operated by Atlas Energy Solutions in Permian Basin. 28 driverless trucks as of March 2026, expanding to 100 by mid-2027. Hauling fracking sand over 21 miles of dirt roads. Largest autonomous truck deployment in North America.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Atlas Energy Solutions (customer-deployed)
- **Current fleet:** 28 driverless trucks (March 2026)
- **Target:** 100 trucks by mid-2027
- **Task:** Fracking sand hauling, 21 miles dirt roads
- **Milestone:** Largest autonomous truck deployment in North America

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** kodiak-driver-atlas-permian
- **Status:** scaled
- **Model:** [Kodiak Driver](/models/kodiak-driver.md) (id: `0a5b11fc-4f03-4300-a3c6-96746e76a36e`)
- **Category:** [Trucks](/trucks)
- **Company:** [Kodiak AI](/companies/kodiak.md) (id: `e657f740-aaeb-4dd1-97b4-cfc9982e625f`)
- **Location:** [Permian Basin, Texas, USA](/locations/united-states/permian-basin-texas-usa.md) (id: `bb54472d-a024-4159-be76-c74156e8dfb5`)
- **Operator:** [Kodiak AI](/companies/kodiak.md) (id: `e657f740-aaeb-4dd1-97b4-cfc9982e625f`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://kodiak.ai/news/atlas-driverless-permian-expansion

## Common questions

### What is the Kodiak Driver deployment at Permian Basin, Texas, USA?

Kodiak Driver, built by Kodiak AI, is recorded as a deployment at Permian Basin, Texas, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Kodiak AI operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Kodiak Driver at Permian Basin, Texas, USA?

Kodiak AI, the manufacturer of Kodiak Driver, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Have there been incidents at the Kodiak Driver deployment at Permian Basin, Texas, USA?

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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