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Kodiak RoboTruck at United States

Kodiak's autonomous Class 8 truck (the RoboTruck), running the Kodiak Driver on a Peterbilt/PACCAR base (a driverless electric Class 8 variant was also introduced in 2023). Operates driverless commercially in the Permian oilfield and is the platform for the on-highway long-haul product targeted for H2 2026.

Kodiak RoboTruck by Kodiak AI · Catalog entry · 6 sources · not yet field-verified · Trucks

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Kodiak's on-highway development pilot lanes in the US Midwest (Ohio and Indiana), advancing toward the on-highway long-haul driverless freight product targeted for the second half of 2026. Distinct from the off-highway Permian commercial service. Geographic clarification: Kodiak's on-highway long-haul operations run primarily across the Texas freight triangle (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio) and corridors to Atlanta and Oklahoma City via carrier/customer pilots (Tyson via C.R. England, Forward Air on Dallas-Atlanta, Martin-Brower, IKEA), not the US Midwest.

Key facts

Type
On-highway development pilot (Ohio, Indiana)
Toward
Long-haul driverless freight, H2 2026 target
Maturity stage at deployment start
commercial

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Kodiak RoboTruck at United States.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 6 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Kodiak RoboTruck
Company
Kodiak AI
Location
United States
Operator
Kodiak AI
Status
pilot
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-01-01
ID
462f32e4-c7bd-4213-b73b-70a97ff433b7

Timeline

  1. Jan 2025
    First recorded
    Kodiak RoboTruck first documented operating at United States.
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. Jun 2026
    field updated
    key facts: unset → Added lifecycle_stage=commercial
  4. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (6)

  1. https://www.truckingdive.com/news/kodiakai-driverless-truck-autonomous-ohio-indiana-pilot/817142/
  2. https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/20/kodiak-robotics-will-haul-freight-autonomously-for-tyson-foods/
  3. https://kodiak.ai/news/forward-and-kodiak-robotics
  4. https://www.ttnews.com/articles/kodiak-martin-brower-routes
  5. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kodiak-robotics-and-ikea-announce-cooperation-for-autonomous-freight-delivery-in-the-us-301651880.html
  6. https://kodiak.ai/industry/trucking
Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

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unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication
1
primary-company-ir
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Common questions

What is the Kodiak RoboTruck deployment at United States?
Kodiak RoboTruck, built by Kodiak AI, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Kodiak AI operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Kodiak RoboTruck at United States?
Kodiak AI, the manufacturer of Kodiak RoboTruck, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Kodiak RoboTruck deployment at United States go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Kodiak RoboTruck deployment at United States?
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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