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Kodiak Driver at California

Autonomous driving system (retrofit kit + compute stack) for Class 8 semi-trucks; LiDAR + radar + camera sensor fusion.

Kodiak Driver by Kodiak AI · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Trucks

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California DMV granted Kodiak a heavy-duty commercial Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit, enabling Kodiak to test autonomous trucks in California.

Key facts

Permit type
CA DMV AV Testing Permit (heavy-duty)
Date
August 14, 2026

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
undisclosed

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Kodiak Driver at California.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-17
Model
Kodiak Driver
Company
Kodiak AI
Location
United States/California
Operator
Kodiak AI
Status
announced
Operator type
maker operated
ID
b989a255-e424-406c-82b4-46040902cf47

Timeline

  1. Aug 2026
    Current status: announced, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Kodiak Driver operates in California. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.themanilatimes.com/2026/08/14/kodiak-dmv-pert-california
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-17

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-17

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
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Common questions

What is the Kodiak Driver deployment at California?
Kodiak Driver, built by Kodiak AI, is recorded as a deployment at California on the DEPLOY registry. Kodiak AI operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Kodiak Driver at California?
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.
Is the Kodiak Driver deployment at California still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.
Have there been incidents at the Kodiak Driver deployment at California?
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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