Kodiak Driver
[commercial]truck · food-service · 9 deployments in catalog
Manufacturer
Kodiak AIForm Factor
truck
Lifecycle
commercial
Operational Reality
Audited
Deployments
9
Target Price
Custom Quote
- COMMERCIAL
- PILOT
Description
Autonomous driving system (retrofit kit + compute stack) for Class 8 semi-trucks; LiDAR + radar + camera sensor fusion.
Key facts & specs
- website
- https://kodiak.ai/technology
- maturity
- commercial
- lifecycle
- active
- form factor
- truck
- manufacturer
- Kodiak AI
- deployments count
- 9
- Maturity stage
- commercial
- Founded
- 2018 by Don Burnette (ex-Otto/Uber)
- Public
- Nasdaq: KDK / KDKRW (via Ares Acquisition Corp II SPAC, closed Sept 2025; rebranded Kodiak Robotics to Kodiak AI)
- Driverless commercial
- Customer-owned driverless RoboTrucks up to 24/7 hauling frac sand for Atlas Energy in the Permian Basin (off-highway lease roads)
- Q1 2026
- 28 driverless trucks, 23,500+ paid driverless hours, revenue +74%
- Next
- On-highway long-haul driverless target H2 2026
- C E O
- Don Burnette
- S P A C merger
- Ares Acquisition Corp II (AACT)
- Key customers
- Atlas Energy Solutions, JB Hunt, C.R. England
- First customer-owned driverless fleet
- Atlas Energy Solutions, Permian Basin
Safety record
No incidents on record for Kodiak Driver.
Hardware architecture
- NVIDIA DRIVE ThorCOMPUTE SOC[Safety Critical](primary safety)
centralized AV compute
Supply chain
- Robert BoschSENSORSRobert Bosch Bosch automotive-grade cameras, radar sensors, and vehicle actuation hardware (steering) -- sensor suite for Kodiak Driver SensorPod autonomous platform
Robert Bosch Bosch automotive-grade cameras, radar sensors, and vehicle actuation hardware (steering) -- sensor suite for Kodiak Driver SensorPod autonomous platform
Software & AI models
FAQ
What is Kodiak Driver?
Autonomous driving system (retrofit kit + compute stack) for Class 8 semi-trucks; LiDAR + radar + camera sensor fusion.
Is Kodiak Driver actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Kodiak Driver 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 Driver?
Kodiak Driver is made by Kodiak AI, based in Mountain View, California, USA, founded in 2018.
Where is Kodiak Driver deployed?
9 verified deployments of Kodiak Driver are on the DEPLOY registry, including at San Antonio to San Francisco Bay Area, USA, Alberta, Canada, California.
Can you buy Kodiak Driver?
Kodiak Driver is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What AI powers Kodiak Driver?
Kodiak Driver runs Kodiak Driver. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
What are alternatives to Kodiak Driver?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable truck robots to Kodiak Driver include Gatik Autonomous Box Truck, Kodiak Driverless Truck, Aurora Driver on International LT (2nd-gen), Plus SuperDrive Autonomous Truck.
How does Kodiak Driver compare to Gatik Autonomous Box Truck?
Kodiak Driver and Gatik Autonomous Box Truck (Gatik · 12 deployments) are both truck robots on the DEPLOY registry. Kodiak Driver has 9 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Kodiak Driver a top truck?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Kodiak Driver ranks in roughly the top 6% of truck models tracked by the registry.
What is Kodiak Driver's maturity stage?
Kodiak Driver 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 Kodiak Driver safe?
Kodiak Driver 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.
What is the Kodiak Driver?
The Kodiak Driver is an autonomous driving system that combines AI-driven software with modular, vehicle-agnostic hardware into a unified platform. It handles highways, surface streets, and off-road terrain. Kodiak partnered with Bosch at CES 2026 to scale autonomous trucking hardware. Publicly traded as NASDAQ: KDK.
Deployments
- Kodiak Driver at Texas[OPERATIONAL]
Texas · Jun 1, 2024
- Kodiak Driver at Permian Basin, Texas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Permian Basin, Texas, USA · Dec 18, 2024
- Kodiak Driver at Ohio-Indiana I-70 Corridor, USA[PILOT]
Ohio-Indiana I-70 Corridor, USA · Apr 7, 2026
- Kodiak Driver at Dallas[PILOT]
Dallas · Jan 1, 2022
- Kodiak Driver at Texas[PILOT]
Texas · Jan 1, 2021
- Kodiak Driver at Permian Basin, Texas, USA[SCALED]
Permian Basin, Texas, USA · Jun 1, 2024
- Kodiak Driver at California[ANNOUNCED]
California · Jun 1, 2025
- Kodiak Driver at San Antonio to San Francisco Bay Area, USA[PILOT]
San Antonio to San Francisco Bay Area, USA · Jan 1, 2026
- Kodiak Driver at Alberta, Canada[PILOT]
Alberta, Canada · May 7, 2026