- Today - Holidays - Birthdays - Reminders - Cities - Atlanta - Austin - Baltimore - Berwyn - Beverly Hills - Birmingham - Boston - Brooklyn - Buffalo - Charlotte - Chicago - Cincinnati - Cleveland - Columbus - Dallas - Denver - Detroit - Fort Worth - Houston - Indianapolis - Knoxville - Las Vegas - Los Angeles - Louisville - Madison - Memphis - Miami - Milwaukee - Minneapolis - Nashville - New Orleans - New York - Omaha - Orlando - Philadelphia - Phoenix - Pittsburgh - Portland - Raleigh - Richmond - Rutherford - Sacramento - Salt Lake City - San Antonio - San Diego - San Francisco - San Jose - Seattle - Tampa - Tucson - Washington Kodiak AI Expands Autonomous Trucking Beyond the Sunbelt Milestone program with DriveOhio showcases driverless trucks on critical Midwest freight corridor Apr. 7, 2026 at 8:45pm Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › Indianapolis Today Kodiak AI, a leading provider of autonomous vehicle technology, has successfully completed an autonomous trucking program in Ohio in partnership with DriveOhio, the state's hub for connected and autonomous vehicle testing. The program marks Kodiak's first operational deployment outside the sunbelt, bringing together stakeholders from Ohio and Indiana to experience autonomous long-haul trucking on Interstate 70, one of North America's most commercially significant freight corridors. Why it matters This expansion into the Midwest represents an important step for Kodiak in scaling autonomous trucking nationwide. The program highlights the maturity of Kodiak's technology and its ability to operate safely and effectively beyond the sunbelt, in new environments that are critical to the U.S. supply chain. The details The demonstration program with DriveOhio showcased Kodiak's Level 4 autonomous trucking capabilities in a series of real-world driving scenarios, including navigating construction zones, merging onto