Kodiak AI

Building the world's safest driver.

08/20/2026

When a driverless truck brakes while hauling triple trailers, it takes about a second and a half for that brake pressure to reach the rearmost trailer. The Kodiak Driver must account for the lag every time it slows down.

Loaded, the “triples” configuration stretches 50 meters from front bumper to back, more than half a football field, and weighs 275,000 pounds. It also isn't really three trailers. Two dollies sit between them, each with its own articulation, which means five separate pieces moving behind the cab.

As of August 12, Kodiak Driver-powered trucks have carried more than 1,400 triples loads across the Permian Basin and delivered over 140,000 tons of sand.

David Silver, who leads autonomy product development at Kodiak, details what changed across perception, planning, controls, systems and routing to make triples a reality today.

Full story here: https://kodiak.ai/news/driverless-triple-trailers-permian-basin

08/19/2026

Kodiak's AI-powered ground autonomy is hauling commercial freight today, with no one in the cab.

Kodiak Driver-powered trucks have delivered more than 20,000 loads across more than 40,000 hours of paid driverless operations. The 35 trucks in service are owned and operated by our customer, running the Permian Basin's unstructured roads and dynamic routes with load configurations that change from one run to the next.

Driverless today.

08/11/2026

Built for the challenges of industrial operations.

The Kodiak Driver is operating driverless across the Permian Basin, adapting to unstructured roads, dynamic routes, and changing load configurations. From single trailers to doubles and triples, it’s designed for environments where flexibility is a requirement, not an exception.

08/05/2026

Every truck gets washed.

This is what gets left behind.

Building Physical AI means building for environments like the Permian Basin, where dust, sand, mud, and unforgiving roads are part of every mile. The Kodiak Driver must keep seeing through the dust and making the right decisions, day after day.

Physical AI isn’t built in a lab.

It’s proven in places like this.

08/04/2026

Atlas Energy Solutions is demonstrating what driverless trucking looks like.

Atlas continues to expand its Kodiak Driver-powered fleet, with plans for 100 autonomous trucks by mid-2027, while expanding the scope of operations across the Permian Basin.

Driverless trucks equipped with the Kodiak Driver are now operating from two simultaneous load-out points in the Permian Basin, hauling freight without anyone in the cab and extending Atlas’s ability to serve customers across the region.

Congratulations to the Atlas team. We’re excited to keep building together!

07/30/2026

Commercializing autonomous trucking isn’t just about putting trucks on the road.

It’s also about building the operational systems that keep them rolling.

This week, members of the Kodiak team completed CVSA’s Enhanced CMV Inspection training, which prepares motor carrier personnel to perform the specialized inspections required for commercial vehicles equipped with automated driving systems.

As we prepare for driverless over-the-road operations later this year, we’re investing in the people and operational processes that will support them at scale. The experience we’ve built operating driverless trucks in the Permian Basin provides a strong foundation. Programs like this help ensure we’re ready for the next phase of commercial deployment.

Every successful driverless operation starts before the truck leaves the yard.

07/28/2026

Mountain View has always been a place where big ideas become real.

This Thursday, we’re bringing one of ours to the Mountain View Technology Showcase.

Meet the team behind the Kodiak Driver, explore one of our autonomous trucks, and learn how Physical AI is moving and into the real world.

Whether you’re an engineer, student, neighbor, or simply curious about the future of AI, we’d love to meet you.

📍 Mountain View, Civic Center Plaza
📅 Thursday, July 30
🕚 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Admission is free and open to the public.

07/23/2026

Congratulations to Kodiak partner Energy Solutions on being named a 2026 FreightWaves AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards honoree.

Selected from a record field of nominations, Atlas was recognized for its innovative deployment of Kodiak Driver-equipped trucks, delivering frac sand across the Permian Basin at commercial scale. The AI Excellence Awards recognize organizations transforming supply chain operations with AI.

Congratulations to the entire Atlas team. We’re proud to help power what’s possible.

07/22/2026

When people think about autonomous trucks, they often picture the technology. What they don’t see is everything it takes to keep development moving.

Edward Cail, Senior Development Operations Manager at Kodiak, has worked at the intersection of engineering, testing, and operations since the very beginning. He has spent seven years making sure the people, trucks, and resources needed to develop the Kodiak Driver come together every day.

For Ed, the most rewarding part of the job is watching an idea become something that’s running in the real world and knowing, “I was part of that.”

It’s work that’s constantly changing, presenting new challenges, and creating opportunities to solve hard problems alongside talented teammates.

If you’re looking for work where you can see your impact firsthand, we’re hiring across engineering, operations, product, and more. Explore open roles at kodiak.ai/careers.

07/21/2026

Driverless vehicles are already reshaping industrial operations.

Kodiak’s commercial driverless operations in the Permian Basin are generating real-world experience that extends beyond trucking. Join Pete Bigelow for a virtual panel hosted by PAVE discussing what industrial deployments reveal about the future of autonomous vehicles.

📅 July 22 | 9:00 AM PT

Registration here - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XUT-xswCT-yd9QMYO8U8uQ #/registration

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