Dive Brief: Kodiak AI plans to launch an unsupervised driverless long-haul service between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston with retailer Ikea by the end of 2026, the company announced Tuesday.
The company kicked off its long-haul launch program last month from its hub in Lancaster, Texas, running trucks with a safety observer on board.
Dive Insight: Kodiak has been working toward a driverless long-haul launch since Q4 of 2025, shortly after it went public.
Kodiak considers itself ready for driverless service once that metric reaches 100% — a threshold its industrial fleet has already met.
Kodiak has hauled freight between the two metro areas since 2019 with safety drivers in the cab.