Autonomous Trucks
Forward Air Corp. has partnered with self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics to run one of their busiest freight lanes near continuously with an autonomous truck, the company announced March 16. “They’ve been a really great partner to work with,” Kodiak CEO Don Burnette said. We’ve teamed up with Forward to become the first #AutonomousVehicle trucking company to announce 24/6 operations between Dallas and Atlanta. “Kodiak has earned an outstanding reputation in safe autonomous trucking, and this collaboration allows us to explore potential benefits to our business. The company also sees it as an opening to illustrate how autonomous trucking can be an efficient way to supplement human-driven fleets.