Kodiak AI Tests Driverless Trucks: 35 Semis Already Run Without a Driver

Kodiak AI has deployed 35 fully driverless trucks in the Permian Basin across Texas and New Mexico to haul frac sand. Later this year it will begin Ikea deliveries on a 219-mile Houston–Dallas route.

• 35 driverless Kodiak Driver trucks operate in the Permian Basin
• 219-mile Houston–Dallas route for Ikea starts later this year
• In California the system runs with a safety driver on Fresno–LA route
• Trucks run on diesel for long hauls; rivals include Aurora, Waabi, Gatik and Tesla Semi