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Kodiak Driverless Truck at Dallas, Texas, USA

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 · Operated by Werner Enterprises · Unverified · Trucks

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Kodiak autonomous trucks hauling freight between Dallas, TX and Lake City, FL. Pilot completed 152 hours of driving across eight trips with 100% on-time delivery. Safety driver present.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Kodiak Driverless Truck at Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-08-28
Model
Kodiak Driverless Truck
Company
Kodiak Robotics
Location
Dallas, Texas, USA
Operator
Werner Enterprises
Status
pilot
First seen
2022-08-01
ID
96b85ad2-865a-46e0-9461-42a61874b457

Timeline

  1. Aug 2022
    First recorded
    Kodiak Driverless Truck first documented operating at Dallas, Texas, USA.
  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.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/werner-enterprises-and-kodiak-robotics-collaborate-to-run-247-long-haul-autonomous-freight-operations-301636326.html · 2022-09-29
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-28

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the Kodiak Driverless Truck deployment at Dallas, Texas, USA?
Kodiak Driverless Truck, built by Kodiak Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Dallas, Texas, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Werner Enterprises operates the deployment.
Who operates Kodiak Driverless Truck at Dallas, Texas, USA?
Werner Enterprises operates this deployment as a customer of Kodiak Robotics, the manufacturer of Kodiak Driverless Truck.
When did the Kodiak Driverless Truck deployment at Dallas, Texas, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting August 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Kodiak Driverless Truck deployment at Dallas, 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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