Kodiak AI Inc., based in Mountain View, California, has signed a definitive agreement with DTL Transport Inc., a California long-haul carrier, to install the Kodiak Driver autonomous system in 75 driverless trucks that DTL owns and operates. The agreement was announced on October 29, 2026.
DTL will pay Kodiak a per-mile fee under a Driver-As-A-Service model. Kodiak describes the arrangement as the first publicly announced definitive agreement in which an interstate trucking company runs driverless trucks inside its own fleet under that model.
DTL runs cross-country team operations and hauls produce for several large U.S. grocers. Its first driverless routes will be I-10 between Dallas and El Paso, Texas, and I-20 between Dallas and Atlanta, both of which Kodiak has already tested. Kodiak says driverless operation allows DTL to run beyond the service-hour limits that apply to human drivers, and more lanes are planned over time.
In September 2026, the Kodiak Driver hauled perishable goods 225 miles along I-5 and California Route 99 between Fresno and Los Angeles. Kodiak called it the first commercial freight moved autonomously by a Class 8 truck in California. The run operated under a heavy-duty autonomous vehicle testing permit issued by the California DMV earlier in the summer.
Kodiak has other driverless programs under way. As of June 30, 2026, the Kodiak Driver was running on 35 driverless trucks owned and operated by Atlas Energy Solutions, and Kodiak has committed to grow that fleet to 100 trucks by mid-2027. The company also expects to begin driverless service on I-45 between Dallas and Houston for IKEA by the end of 2026.
Source: The Trucker -- https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/business/kodiak-announces-historic-order-for-driverless-trucks