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Outrider Yard Truck

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Outrider Yard Truck is an autonomous yard truck for intermodal freight terminal operations.

Manufacturer
Outrider
Form factor
truck
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Outrider Yard Truck, a truck by Outrider (commercial): 1 verified deployment on record. 1 source back the record.

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Overview

Outrider Yard Truck is an autonomous yard truck for intermodal freight terminal operations. Built by Outrider, the system autonomously moves trailers within distribution centers without a human driver. Uses LiDAR, cameras, and GPS for precise trailer positioning. Deployed at major logistics facilities.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
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Key facts

Founded

2017, Golden, Colorado

Founder

Andrew Smith (CEO, ex-Uber ATG)

Product

Autonomous yard operations - self-driving trucks for trailer hitching, moving, and staging in distribution center yards

Funding

Series A $53M; Series B $65M; total ~$118M

Customers

Georgia-Pacific, Procter & Gamble, logistics yards

Differentiation

Focused on yard automation (not highway), proprietary hitching mechanism, no infrastructure changes required

Use case

Autonomous yard operations — trailer movement in distribution centers

Sensors

LiDAR, cameras, GPS for precise trailer positioning

Manufacturer

Outrider

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Outrider Yard Truck. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

Deployments (1)

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Supply chain (2)

Compute / semiconductor

  • NVIDIANVIDIA DRIVE compute platform (Outrider yard truck autonomy stack for distribution yard operations; 360-degree perception processing; selected for next-generation autonomy kit 2022)supplies

Sensors

  • OusterOuster OS0 digital lidar sensors (high-resolution lidar for 360-degree perception; multi-year strategic customer agreement; centimeter-level accuracy for trailer dock backing and hitching)supplies

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Outrider Yard Truck.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.outrider.ai/system/

Common questions

What is Outrider Yard Truck?
Outrider Yard Truck is an autonomous yard truck for intermodal freight terminal operations. Built by Outrider, the system autonomously moves trailers within distribution centers without a human driver. Uses LiDAR, cameras, and GPS for precise trailer positioning. Deployed at major logistics facilities.
How much does Outrider Yard Truck cost?
Outrider Yard Truck's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Outrider Yard Truck from Outrider. 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 Outrider Yard Truck actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Outrider Yard 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 Outrider Yard Truck?
Outrider Yard Truck is made by Outrider, based in Golden, CO, founded in 2017.
Where is Outrider Yard Truck deployed?
1 verified deployment of Outrider Yard Truck is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Golden.
Can you buy Outrider Yard Truck?
Outrider Yard Truck is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Outrider Yard Truck?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable truck robots to Outrider Yard Truck include Gatik Autonomous Box Truck, Kodiak Driverless Truck, Aurora Driver on International LT (2nd-gen), Kodiak Driver.
How does Outrider Yard Truck compare to Gatik Autonomous Box Truck?
Outrider Yard Truck and Gatik Autonomous Box Truck (Gatik · 12 deployments) are both truck robots on the DEPLOY registry. Outrider Yard Truck has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Outrider Yard Truck a top truck?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Outrider Yard Truck ranks in roughly the top 83% of truck models tracked by the registry.
What is Outrider Yard Truck's maturity stage?
Outrider Yard Truck is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Outrider Yard Truck safe?
Outrider Yard 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.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

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 Outrider Yard Truck.

Recent coverage

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