Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 57.63
August 07, 2018
We are developing autonomous technology for long-haul trucking. Our team is highly experienced and comes from the leading technology companies in the space.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 55.45
June 03, 2021
…the challenges of development, testing, and commercialization. Last week, Kodiak Robotics Inc. announced that it has partnered with SK Inc. to bring the Kodiak Driver self-driving technology to Asia-Pacific markets. As part of the relationship, SK said it will work with Kodiak to find business opportunities for autonomous trucks and to provide fleet management services for customers in Asia. Seoul-based SK Inc. is an investment-oriented holding company of SK Group, which claims to be the third-largest congolmerate in South Korea, with more than 120 operating companies. It has developed strategies with global affiliates in logistics and services, energy and chemicals,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 54.69
February 02, 2024
…chain, dedicated transportation and fleet management solutions company, and Kodiak Robotics, an autonomous trucking company, recently announced a collaboration to leverage Ryder’s service network to enable the commercialization and scaling of Kodiak’s autonomous truck solution. In December, Kodiak and Ryder established their first truckport in Houston, strategically-located at an existing Ryder fleet maintenance facility. The truckport enables Kodiak to launch and land autonomous trucks as well as transfer freight to serve routes between Houston, Dallas and Oklahoma City. Organizations plan to expand beyond Houston While the collaboration initially focuses on the establishment of Kodiak’s Houston facility, the companies see opportunity…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 52.70
November 14, 2022
Kodiak Robotics has demonstrated that its autonomous trucking technology can continue working even when one of the freight truck’s tires gets blown out. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company last week released a video that showed a Kodiak Driver autonomous truck rolling over a test rig that punctures the front driver-side tire of a Kodiak Class 8 tractor. Even after the tire was destroyed, the Kodiak Driver stayed in control and brought the truck to a safe and complete stop while maintaining its lane, it added. Kodiak’s fallback technology integral to demo This blown-out tire demonstration relied on Kodiak's fallback technology…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 51.81
August 26, 2022
…this week it is working with self-driving truck company Kodiak Robotics Inc. to develop autonomous truck services at Pilot and Flying J travel centers. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., Pilot Co. has a network of more than 800 retail and fueling locations and supplies over 14 billion gallons of fuel per year to the market. Trying it first in Atlanta Pilot Company and Kodiak said they are in the process of creating an autonomous truck port in the Atlanta area to evaluate potential service offerings and explore scalable solutions. These services will include spaces to pick-up and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 51.47
November 10, 2021
…operations and Plus calling off its planned SPAC merger. Kodiak Robotics Inc. today announced that it has raised $125 million in an “oversubscribed” Series B fundraising round for a total of $165 million raised to date. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said it plans to use its latest investment to continue its aggressive growth plans. “Our Series B drives us into hyper-growth so we can double our team, our fleet, and continue to scale our business,” said Don Burnette, founder and CEO of Kodiak Robotics. “We have engineered our industry-leading technology, the Kodiak Driver, in half the time and a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 47.71
April 08, 2022
…southern and western U.S., they are beginning to expand. Kodiak Robotics Inc. today said it has partnered with U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. to launch autonomous freight service between Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta. U.S. Xpress' trucks will use Kodiak's autonomy technology. Founded in 2018, Kodiak Robotics said it has designed its technology stack specifically to make long-haul trucks safer and more efficient. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company added that its sensors are integrated into a streamlined pod optimized for perception, scalability, and maintainability. Kodiak delivers freight daily for customers along four routes in Texas and Oklahoma, operating autonomously on the highway…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 45.60
March 10, 2022
CEVA Logistics and Kodiak Robotics Inc. yesterday said that they have teamed up to deliver freight autonomously between Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, and between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. The companies claimed that they are the first to do so in the state of Oklahoma. “CEVA is committed to working alongside leading automation and robotics suppliers—like Kodiak with its proven autonomy technologies—to unlock value for our customers' supply chain operations,” stated Shawn Stewart, president and managing director for North America at CEVA Logistics. “Our partnership with Kodiak will deliver more business value to our customers, especially in light of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 42.48
August 08, 2018
…shortage of some 50,000 truck drivers in the US. Kodiak Robotics, an autonomous-vehicle startup founded by Don Burnette, previously a co-founder of the self-driving trucking company Otto, and Paz Eshel, a former venture capitalist, has announced it has raised $40 million in Series A financing to pick and ship that long-haul trucking fruit. The financing has been led by global investment firm Battery Ventures. CRV, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Tusk Ventures also participated in the round. As part of the financing, Battery General Partner Itzik Parnafes will join Kodiak’s board. Burnette and Eshel founded Kodiak Robotics to bring new technologies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.08
April 06, 2023
Kodiak Robotics Inc. today introduced its fifth-generation hardware platform for autonomous trucks. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said it has increased sensor redundancy and GPU processing power. “Customers and OEMs aren't sensor experts, and they shouldn't have to be, which is why they constantly tell us they love our modular approach that solves one of the biggest barriers to servicing and maintaining autonomous trucks,” stated Don Burnette, founder and CEO of Kodiak Robotics. “We took a platform that our customers already love and made it better by adding more visibility, more power, and more flexibility, ultimately moving us closer down…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 33.89
October 04, 2021
Kodiak Robotics Inc. last week announced its fourth-generation autonomous truck. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said the self-driving vehicles will include modular sensor suites and will be more robust. Kodiak plans to begin putting more trucks on roads in the fourth quarter of 2021. “Complex and bulky systems that require an engineer to hand-build and hand-tune are expensive, unreliable, and difficult to debug,” stated Don Burnette, co-founder and CEO of Kodiak Robotics. “We believe that reliability and scalability flow from simplicity, and the best hardware modifications should be barely visible. Our fourth-generation platform is designed for simple, scaled production, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.25
May 14, 2022
…in the wild. Embark Trucking announced it has completed testing its autonomous trucks on the snowy roads of Montana. Kodiak Robotics showed off its new “fallback system” that allows its trucks to autonomously pull over when they sense a problem. That's just a small preview of what happened this week in trucking. Check out the slideshow on the right (bottom on the mobile) to learn more.
