# Kodiak Driver at Texas: deployment

Canonical ID: `9ab1aa77-07d0-4afa-b1af-e2df31f361de`

[Kodiak Robotics](/companies/kodiak.md) operating commercial driverless freight between Dallas and Houston. Launched May 2026. Also expanding to Midwest with I-70 route through Ohio and Indiana. Long-haul driverless operations targeted H2 2026.

## Key facts

- **Route:** Dallas ↔ Houston, Texas
- **Midwest expansion:** I-70 through Ohio and Indiana (April 2026 demo)
- **Long-haul target:** H2 2026

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** kodiak-driver-dallas-houston
- **Status:** operational
- **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:** [Texas](/locations/united-states/texas.md) (id: `45f67762-10f4-4255-be84-45c73efe25f9`)
- **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.truckinginfo.com/news/kodiak-ai-highlights-third-quarter-autonomous-truck-progress

## Common questions

### What is the Kodiak Driver deployment at Texas?

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

### Who operates Kodiak Driver at Texas?

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 Texas?

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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