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Kodiak Driverless Truck at Permian Basin, 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 · Unverified · Trucks

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Kodiak Driver-powered trucks accumulated over 23,500 cumulative hours of paid driverless operations in Q1 2026, a 120% increase over the prior quarter.

Safety record

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

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Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-08-27
Model
Kodiak Driverless Truck
Company
Kodiak Robotics
Location
United States/Permian Basin, Texas, USA
Operator
Kodiak Robotics
Status
operational
First seen
2026-03-31
ID
a7a45fdf-ba88-4227-910a-1c329f2a6e91

Timeline

  1. Mar 2026
    First recorded
    Kodiak Driverless Truck first documented operating at Permian Basin, Texas, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    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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Kodiak Driverless Truck operates in Permian Basin, Texas, USA. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.roadtoautonomy.com/kodiak-autonomous-trucking-operation-permian-basin-field-report/ · 2026-03-31
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-27

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

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 Permian Basin, Texas, USA?
Kodiak Driverless Truck, built by Kodiak Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Permian Basin, Texas, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Kodiak Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Kodiak Driverless Truck at Permian Basin, Texas, 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 Permian Basin, Texas, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 31, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Kodiak Driverless Truck deployment at Permian Basin, 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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