Kodiak AI Inc. (NASDAQ: KDK) announced it has begun autonomously hauling freight with Roehl Transport, operating four roundtrip runs per week between Dallas and Houston. The service launched in April 2026 using trucks equipped with Kodiak's autonomous driving system.

The partnership pairs Kodiak's autonomous vehicle technology with Roehl Transport, a trucking company that recently received the American Trucking Associations' President's Award for safety. Roehl Transport is recognized as one of North America's safest trucking companies by the ATA.

"Working with Roehl Transport reflects a shared commitment to safety in trucking," said Don Burnette, Founder and CEO of Kodiak. "By combining our AI-powered autonomous capabilities with Roehl's safety approach, we're proving how our technology can enhance efficiency while making meaningful progress toward safer roads at scale."

According to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration statistics cited in the announcement, more than 85% of truck crashes in the U.S. were caused by human driver error. The U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that 5,472 people died in crashes involving heavy-duty trucks in 2023.

In October 2025, Kodiak's autonomous system earned a VERA score of 98 out of 100 in an independent evaluation by Nauto, which the company states was tied for the highest recorded score among over 1,000 commercial fleets examined.

Kodiak currently delivers freight between Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, and El Paso using its autonomous technology. The company deployed a fleet of 20 self-driving trucks operated by Atlas Energy Solutions in West Texas's Permian Basin as of the end of 2025. Kodiak aims to launch driverless operations by the end of 2026.