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Kodiak Driverless Truck

truckpilotby Kodiak Robotics

Mountain View, CA-based autonomous trucking company founded in 2018 by Don Burnette (CEO), a former Waymo co-founder.

Track Kodiak Driverless Truck
Manufacturer
Kodiak Robotics
Form factor
truck
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
10

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Kodiak Driverless Truck, a truck by Kodiak Robotics (pilot): 10 verified deployments on record. 3 sources 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.)
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Key facts

CEO

Don Burnette

Total Funding

$165M

Vehicle-agnostic autonomy

Kodiak says the Kodiak Driver combines AI software with modular hardware and is designed to work across vehicle platforms, trailer types, and operating conditions (The Kodiak Driver).

Redundant vehicle control

Kodiak describes custom safety compute and redundant power, steering, and braking in the Kodiak Driver to maintain control when components fail (The Kodiak Driver).

Multi-modal perception

Kodiak identifies LiDAR, radar, and cameras as the sensing inputs in its field-swappable SensorPods for the Kodiak Driver (The Kodiak Driver).

Commercial driverless operation

Kodiak reported that its Kodiak Driver-equipped truck was delivered to Atlas and that the system was operating without a human driver in commercial service (First Kodiak Driver-equipped truck).

Data & sources

Web sources

3

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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.

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Deployments (10)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Kodiak Driverless Truck.

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Sources (3)

  1. https://kodiak.ai/news/kodiak-delivers-customer-owned-autonomous-robotrucks-to-atlas
  2. https://kodiak.ai/technology
  3. https://kodiak.ai/news/the-first-truck-was-delivered-to-kodiak-customer-a

Common questions

What is Kodiak Driverless Truck?
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.
How much does Kodiak Driverless Truck cost?
Kodiak Driverless Truck's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Kodiak Driverless Truck from Kodiak Robotics. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Kodiak Driverless Truck actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Kodiak Driverless Truck is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Kodiak Driverless Truck?
Kodiak Driverless Truck is made by Kodiak Robotics, based in Mountain View, CA, USA, founded in 2018.
Where is Kodiak Driverless Truck deployed?
10 verified deployments of Kodiak Driverless Truck are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Dallas, Texas, USA, Permian Basin, Texas, USA, United States.
Can you buy Kodiak Driverless Truck?
Kodiak Driverless Truck is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What AI powers Kodiak Driverless Truck?
Kodiak Driverless Truck runs Kodiak Driver. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
What are alternatives to Kodiak Driverless Truck?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable truck robots to Kodiak Driverless Truck include Gatik Autonomous Box Truck, Aurora Driver on International LT (2nd-gen), Kodiak Driver, Plus SuperDrive Autonomous Truck.
How does Kodiak Driverless Truck compare to Gatik Autonomous Box Truck?
Kodiak Driverless Truck and Gatik Autonomous Box Truck (Gatik · 12 deployments) are both truck robots on the DEPLOY registry. Kodiak Driverless Truck has 10 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Kodiak Driverless Truck a top truck?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Kodiak Driverless Truck ranks in roughly the top 7% of truck models tracked by the registry.
What is Kodiak Driverless Truck's maturity stage?
Kodiak Driverless Truck is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is Kodiak Driverless Truck safe?
Kodiak Driverless Truck has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
How many driverless miles has Kodiak driven?
As of Q3 2025, Kodiak had 10 driverless trucks in operation, over 3 million cumulative autonomous miles, and more than 5,200 hours of paid driverless service. In Q1 2026 alone, Kodiak accumulated over 23,500 cumulative hours of paid driverless operations, a 120% increase. The company plans to begin long-haul driverless service in H2 2026.
Kodiak: 2025 Best Of Road to Autonomy: Kodiak Permian Basin field report
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-29

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

3
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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

Roush Delivers First Driverless Kodiak-Driver Equipped Autonomous Truck

Aug 26, 2026

Atlas grows Kodiak driverless truck fleet to 100 rigs

Jul 31, 2026

Atlas Expands Kodiak Driverless Truck Fleet in Permian Basin

Jul 31, 2026