# Kodiak Driver at California: deployment

Canonical ID: `b989a255-e424-406c-82b4-46040902cf47`

[California](/locations/california.md) DMV granted [Kodiak](/companies/kodiak.md) 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

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-17_

- **Slug:** kodiak-driver-california-testing-2026
- **Status:** announced
- **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:** [California](/locations/united-states/california.md) (id: `fdf937a9-5eeb-4e8d-a514-ef860b351b30`)
- **Operator:** [Kodiak AI](/companies/kodiak.md) (id: `e657f740-aaeb-4dd1-97b4-cfc9982e625f`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.themanilatimes.com/2026/08/14/kodiak-dmv-pert-california

## 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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