# Kodiak Driverless Truck at Permian Basin, Texas, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `a7a45fdf-ba88-4227-910a-1c329f2a6e91`

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

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-27_

- **Slug:** kodiak-permian-basin-q1-23500-hours-2026
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Kodiak Driverless Truck](/models/kodiak-driverless-truck.md) (id: `6bda101c-831c-41e5-b52b-25036ada840d`)
- **Category:** [Trucks](/trucks)
- **Company:** [Kodiak Robotics](/companies/kodiak-robotics.md) (id: `719aff4f-6b15-4f2d-afcc-b8e09f2b7fa1`)
- **Location:** [Permian Basin, Texas, USA](/locations/united-states/permian-basin-texas-usa.md) (id: `bb54472d-a024-4159-be76-c74156e8dfb5`)
- **Operator:** [Kodiak Robotics](/companies/kodiak-robotics.md) (id: `719aff4f-6b15-4f2d-afcc-b8e09f2b7fa1`)
- **First seen:** 2026-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.roadtoautonomy.com/kodiak-autonomous-trucking-operation-permian-basin-field-report/ · 2026-03-31

## 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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