Robot model
Kodiak Driverless Truck
Mountain View, CA-based autonomous trucking company founded in 2018 by Don Burnette (CEO), a former Waymo co-founder.
- Manufacturer
- Kodiak Robotics
- Form factor
- truck
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 6
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Kodiak Driverless Truck, a truck by Kodiak Robotics (pilot): 6 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.
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Overview
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 for scaled deployment. The company has raised 65M total including a 25M Series B from Battery Ventures and Bridgestone Americas.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
CEO
Total Funding
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not disclosed
- Price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Units in field
- 2 verified / 100 claimed
- Sales model
- Not for sale
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Accountability: Kodiak Robotics has a Claim Integrity of 50% (2 of 4 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Kodiak Driverless Truck. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (6)
Kodiak launched international autonomous trucking operations and entered the logging industry with West Fraser.
Kodiak AI received California DMV permit to test autonomous trucks in California on August 13, 2026.
- Kodiak Driverless Truck at Texasoperational
Kodiak deployed seven additional driverless trucks during Q2 2026, bringing customer-owned fleet to 35 vehicles.
Kodiak Robotics and US Xpress trialed autonomous truck route from Texas to Georgia, launching the first commercial autonomous trucking lane to the East Coast.
Kodiak delivered two additional customer-owned and -operated driverless trucks to Atlas, enabling up to 24/7 driverless operations.
- Kodiak Driverless Truck at Texasoperational
Kodiak autonomous trucks operating on Texas highways.
Kodiak Driverless Truck on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Price point recordedJan 1, 2026
Not announced
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 10, 2025
at Atlas Energy Services, Texas, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedSep 1, 2024
at Texas–Georgia Corridor, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
at Texas
Runs on (1)
- Kodiak Driverfoundation-model · commercial
Safety record
No incidents on record for Kodiak Driverless Truck.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: truck
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Kodiak Driverless Truck.Recent coverage
Kodiak Driverless Truck in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Kodiak Driverless Truck from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Atlas grows Kodiak driverless truck fleet to 100 rigs
Atlas Energy Solutions expanded its Kodiak partnership to a second Permian load-out point and set a 100-truck driverless target for mid-2027, up from 28 today. The post Atlas…
Atlas Expands Kodiak Driverless Truck Fleet in Permian Basin
Atlas Energy Solutions is expanding autonomous frac sand hauling in the Permian Basin with a second load-out location and plans for 100 driverless trucks by mid-2027.
Kodiak completes round-trip coast-to-coast autonomous truck run, seals new partnership
Kodiak completed round-trip coast-to-coast autonomous truck run. Sealed new freight partnership. Demonstrating long-haul autonomous capability.
Autonomous Trucking Leaders Say Virtual Drivers Are Ready for Scale
Virtual driver moving from validation to commercial scale. OEM integration, customer operations, and AI-driven reliability advancing.
Kodiak AI Delivers More Driverless Trucks to Atlas for 24/7 Use
Kodiak AI delivered two more autonomous trucks to Atlas Energy Solutions, expanding fleet to four and launching 24/7 driverless operations.
Kodiak AI: Unified virtual driver for highways, surface streets, and off-road
Kodiak's AI powers a unified virtual driver built to handle highways, surface streets, and off-road terrain. Multi-sensor architecture adapts across environments.
Kodiak AI Delivers First Customer-Owned Driverless RoboTrucks to Atlas
Kodiak AI and Atlas Energy Solutions achieved a historic milestone with the first-ever customer-owned autonomous RoboTruck fleet completing 100 deliveries in the Permian Basin.
Driverless truck completes landmark delivery across Texas Highway
Driverless truck traveled 231 miles from Houston to Dallas. Landmark autonomous delivery.
Roush Delivers First Driverless Kodiak Driver-Equipped Autonomous Truck
Roush delivers the first Kodiak Driver-equipped autonomous truck from its production line, demonstrating Kodiak's ability to scale deployment.
BUILD America 250 Act: Creating a Federal Framework for Autonomous Commercial Vehicles
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the BUILD America 250 Act, a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes federal safety…
Kodiak AI and Bosch Partner to Scale Autonomous Trucking Hardware
Kodiak AI and Bosch announce a strategic agreement to scale manufacturing of a production-grade, redundant autonomous platform for Kodiak's AI-powered driver for autonomous trucks.
How Kodiak and Bosch Plan to Scale Autonomous Trucks
Kodiak Robotics and Bosch announced strategic partnership at CES 2026 to scale production-grade autonomous trucking hardware for North America.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/kodiak-driverless-truck.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/6bda101c-831c-41e5-b52b-25036ada840d
- Revision history: /models/kodiak-driverless-truck/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Kodiak Driverless Truck draws attention at the 68th percentile but verifies reality at the 90th percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap -22.7, 22nd widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 18, 2026