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Kodiak AI x DTL Transport (75 driverless trucks)

Kodiak AI signed a binding agreement to put its autonomous driving system in 75 trucks owned and operated by DTL Transport, a Fresno, California, carrier. DTL will own and operate the trucks and pay Kodiak a per-mile fee to use the Kodiak Driver. DTL will start on two lanes Kodiak has already tested: Dallas to El Paso, Texas, and Interstate 20 between Dallas and Atlanta. The start of driverless operation was not disclosed.

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Kodiak AItechnology provider

American autonomous-trucking company (Nasdaq: KDK), founded 2018 by Don Burnette (ex-Otto/Uber). Developer of the Kodiak Driver (L4). Runs customer-owned driverless trucks up to 24/7 hauling frac sand for Atlas Energy in the Permian Basin, and is targeting on-highway long-haul driverless freight in the second half of 2026. Went public via the Ares Acquisition Corp II SPAC in September 2025 and rebranded from [Kodiak robotics](/companies/kodiak-robotics) to Kodiak AI.

HQMountain View, California, USAkodiak.com8 partnerships

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  1. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kodiak-dtl-75-driverless-trucks · 2026-10-29

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