Three companies departed autonomous trucking in 2023 as Aurora Innovation, Kodiak Robotics and Torc Robotics staked leadership claims. The post Autonomous trucking 2023: Leaders emerge amid exits and entries appeared first on FreightWaves.
Kodiak Robotics, Inc. has been on a bit of a roll lately, developing automated solutions for long-haul truck routes in the southern parts of the U.S. The
Can Kodiak Robotics compete with the big boys of autonomous trucking?
Now ready for commercialization, latecomer has a lot of catching up to do
0 176 4 minutes read Kodiak Robotics got a later start than its competitors but is determined to be a survivor in the autonomous trucking race. (Photo: Kodiak Robotics)
Kodiak Robotics is one of several Silicon Valley autonomous trucking software developers. But it gets less attention than players that started earlier. It also lacks the fundraising and manufacturer partnerships that competitors have.
TuSimple’s public trading debut, the reputational credit given to Google-backed Waymo Via and partner-rich Aurora Innovation crowd out Kodiak. China-backed Plus generates significantly more headlines. More recently, Embark Trucks has, too.
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Kodiak Robotics is one of several Silicon Valley autonomous trucking software developers. But it gets less attention than players that started earlier. It also lacks the fundraising and manufacturer partnerships that competitors have.
TuSimple s public trading debut, the reputational credit given to
Google-backed (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Waymo Via and partner-rich Aurora Innovation crowd out Kodiak. China-backed Plus generates significantly more headlines. More recently, Embark Trucks has, too. I think the technology story hasn t really gotten a tremendous amount of coverage over the last year and a half, two years, somewhat sadly, from this technologist s perspective, Kodiak co-founder Don Burnette told FreightWaves.