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Kodiak Driverless Truck at Texas–Georgia Corridor, 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 · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Trucks

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Kodiak Robotics and US Xpress trialed autonomous truck route from Texas to Georgia, launching the first commercial autonomous trucking lane to the East Coast. A Kodiak truck and US Xpress trailers completed a first-of-its-kind route.

Key facts

Operator
US Xpress
Corridor
Texas to Georgia (first East Coast autonomous lane)

Safety record

No incidents on record for Kodiak Driverless Truck at Texas–Georgia Corridor, USA.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
Kodiak Driverless Truck
Company
Kodiak Robotics
Location
Texas–Georgia Corridor, USA
Status
pilot
First seen
2024-09-01
ID
b2bef987-4cfe-42bd-a044-0ac1496893ec

Timeline

  1. Sep 2024
    First recorded
    Kodiak Driverless Truck first documented operating at Texas–Georgia Corridor, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    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 3 deployment sites and 2 units.

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Operates worldwide

Kodiak Driverless Truck is deployed globally rather than at a single verified site, so there is no map pin.

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Kodiak Driverless Truck operates in Texas–Georgia Corridor, USA. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. Kodiak Robotics and US Xpress trial autonomous truck route from Texas to Georgia · https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/news/trucks/kodiak-robotics-and-us-xpress-trial-autonomous-truck-route-from-texas-to-georgia.html · 2024-09-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Kodiak Driverless Truck at Texas–Georgia Corridor, USA.

Common questions

What is the Kodiak Driverless Truck deployment at Texas–Georgia Corridor, USA?
Kodiak Driverless Truck, built by Kodiak Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Texas–Georgia Corridor, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Kodiak Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Kodiak Driverless Truck at Texas–Georgia Corridor, USA?
Kodiak Robotics, the manufacturer of Kodiak Driverless Truck, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Kodiak Driverless Truck deployment at Texas–Georgia Corridor, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Kodiak Driverless Truck deployment at Texas–Georgia Corridor, 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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