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Daimle ’s ugged Weste Sta 49X Platfo m Is Well-Suitedfo Dema di g I dust ial E vi o me t a d Ha sh Co ditio s
Delive ies Co ti ue Fulfillme t of Atlas’s I itial 100-T uck O de with Kodiak, Remai i g T ucks o Schedule to be Delive ed by Mid-2027
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. a d AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kodiak AI, I c. (“Kodiak”) (Nasdaq: KDK), a leadi g p ovide of Physical AI-powe ed auto omous d ivi g tech ology, today a ou ced it delive ed the fi st two Weste Sta 49X t ucks equipped with the Kodiak D ive to Atlas E e gy Solutio s i Septembe .
These d ive less t ucks build o the compa ies’ collabo atio i the Pe mia Basi , a d a e the fi st of 65 Weste Sta 49X t ucks that Kodiak will delive to fulfill Atlas’s i itial o de of 100 Kodiak-equipped d ive less t ucks. Kodiak is o t ack to complete that o de i the fi st half of 2027.
Ma ufactu ed by Daimle T uck No th Ame ica, the Weste Sta 49X heavy-duty t uck is tailo -made fo ha dli g ha sh ope ati g co ditio s like those fou d i the Pe mia . The t a sitio to the Weste Sta 49X vocatio al platfo m was p eviously a ou ced i August.
The two ew additio s b i g Atlas’s ove all ow ed-a d-ope ated fleet to 37 d ive less t ucks, the la gest fleet of its ki d i the wo ld. These t ucks ope ate with o huma i the cab a d, as of Ju e 30, 2026, had su passed 40,000 hou s of cumulative d ive less se vice.
Atlas’s Weste Sta t ucks ep ese t the fi st vehicles equipped with Kodiak’s seve th-ge e atio (Ge 7) ha dwa e platfo m. They a e also the fi st day-cab auto omous t ucks deployed i to comme cial se vice.
“These developme ts all se ve to showcase Kodiak’s ele tless focus o p ovidi g solutio s that delive value fo ou custome ,” said Do Bu ette, Fou de a d CEO, Kodiak. “The Weste Sta 49X is a outsta di g platfo m, a d well suited fo i c easi g du ability a d eliability i a u supe vised d ive less ope atio like o othe .”
Kodiak’s Ge 7 system has a mo e compact desig that simplifies i teg atio a d suppo ts a b oade a ge of vehicle co figu atio s. It p ovides ea ly 50% mo e compute powe tha Ge 6. St ess testi g i dicates that Ge 7 Se so Pods a d compute e closu es a e expected to have ea ly 50% g eate ope atio al lifetimes tha those of p io ge e atio s.
“Uptime is eve ythi g i ou ope atio , so eliability a d pe fo ma ce a e what we look fo i eve y t uck,” said Joh Tu e , CEO a d P eside t of Atlas E e gy Solutio s. “With d ive sho tages co st ai i g the i dust y’s ability to delive , ou g owi g fleet of auto omous vehicles, powe ed by Kodiak’s seve th-ge e atio ha dwa e, gives Atlas a eal adva tage i se vi g Pe mia oil a d gas p oduce s. We expect the Weste Sta s to help us delive p oppa t p edictably as we add the emai de of the t ucks i ou i itial 100 t uck o de th ough mid-2027. ”
Kodiak’s Ge 6 platfo m has al eady achieved ema kable feats of du ability. A d ive less t uck equipped with the Kodiak D ive achieved a eco d 64 co secutive days of co ti uous uptime, eve powe i g off o e-sta ti g, betwee Ju e 30 a d Septembe 1, 2026.
Kodiak became the fi st compa y to deploy d ive less tech ology i custome -ow ed semi-t ucks i Decembe 2024 with Atlas. The i t oductio of the ew Weste Sta vehicles to the Atlas fleet coi cides with the compa ies begi i g limited se vice ove public cou ty oads i the Pe mia Basi , i coope atio with egio al highway t a spo tatio autho ities. Expa ded use of public oads with auto omous vehicles is expected mid-2027, o ce all safety equi eme ts have bee met.
This p ess elease i cludes fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i cludi g ega di g Kodiak’s o its ma ageme t teams’ expectatio s, hopes, beliefs, i te tio s o st ategies ega di g the futu e. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts may be ide tified by the use of wo ds such as “a ticipate,” “believe,” “co ti ue,” “could,” “estimate,” “fo ecast,” “i te d,” “expect,” “may,” “pla ,” “pote tial,” “p oject,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would” a d simila exp essio s that p edict o i dicate futu e eve ts o t e ds o that a e ot stateme ts of histo ical matte s, but the abse ce of these wo ds does ot mea that a stateme t is ot fo wa d-looki g. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i clude, but a e ot limited to, stateme ts ega di g: Kodiak’s expectatio s ega di g the timi g of lau chi g d ive less t ucks fo lo g-haul highways ope atio s; Kodiak’s expectatio s ega di g the timi g of completio of wo k o its highway lau ch safety case; Kodiak’s expectatio s ega di g the be efits of Kodiak’s Ge 7 platfo m; Kodiak’s ope atio al a d p oduct oadmap, i cludi g its ability to p oduce a d deploy the Kodiak D ive at scale; Kodiak’s expectatio s ega di g the expa sio of the Atlas fleet i the Pe mia ; expectatio s ega di g the be efits a d pe fo ma ce of Kodiak’s tech ology; a d Kodiak’s expectatio s with espect to its futu e pe fo ma ce a d success. These stateme ts a e based o va ious assumptio s, whethe o ot ide tified i this p ess elease, a d o the cu e t expectatio s of Kodiak’s ma ageme t a d a e ot p edictio s of actual pe fo ma ce. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e p ovided fo illust ative pu poses o ly a d a e ot i te ded to se ve as, a d must ot be elied upo by a y i vesto s as, a gua a tee, a assu a ce, a p edictio o a defi itive stateme t of fact o p obability. Actual eve ts a d ci cumsta ces a e difficult o impossible to p edict a d will diffe f om assumptio s. Ma y actual eve ts a d ci cumsta ces a e beyo d the co t ol of Kodiak. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e subject to a umbe of isks a d u ce tai ties, i cludi g cha ges i busi ess, ma ket, fi a cial, political a d legal co ditio s; the apid evolutio of auto omous vehicle tech ology a d flaws o e o s i Kodiak’s solutio s o flaws i o misuse of auto omous vehicle tech ology i ge e al; isks elated to the ollout of Kodiak’s busi ess a d the timi g of expected busi ess milesto es; the effects of competitio o Kodiak’s busi ess; supply sho tages i the mate ials ecessa y fo the p oductio of the Kodiak D ive ; isks elated to wo ki g with thi d-pa ty ma ufactu e s fo key compo e ts of the Kodiak D ive ; isks elated to the et ofitti g of Kodiak’s vehicles by thi d pa ties; the te mi atio o suspe sio of a y of Kodiak’s co t acts o the eductio i cou te pa ty spe di g; delays i Kodiak’s ope atio al oadmap with key pa t e s a d custome s; a d Kodiak’s ability to aise capital i the ea te m a d lo g te m. Additio al i fo matio co ce i g these a d othe facto s that may impact such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts ca be fou d i fili gs a d pote tial fili gs by Kodiak with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio , i cludi g u de the headi g “Risk Facto s.” If a y of these isks mate ialize o a y assumptio s p ove i co ect, actual esults could diffe mate ially f om the esults implied by these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. The e may be additio al isks that Kodiak does ot p ese tly k ow, o that Kodiak cu e tly believes a e immate ial that could also cause actual esults to diffe f om those co tai ed i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts.
I additio , fo wa d-looki g stateme ts eflect Kodiak’s expectatio s, pla s o fo ecasts of futu e eve ts a d views as of the date they a e made. Kodiak a ticipates that subseque t eve ts a d developme ts will cause Kodiak’s assessme ts to cha ge. Howeve , while Kodiak may elect to update these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts at some poi t i the futu e, Kodiak specifically disclaims a y obligatio to do so, except as equi ed by law. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts should ot be elied upo as ep ese ti g Kodiak’s assessme ts as of a y date subseque t to the date they a e made.
Kodiak AI, I c. (Nasdaq: KDK) is a leade i Physical AI, developi g d ive less tech ology that powe s machi es that move. The co e of the compa y’s solutio is the Kodiak D ive , a vehicle-ag ostic auto omous d ivi g system that combi es adva ced AI-powe ed softwa e with modula ha dwa e. Today, the Kodiak D ive ope ates i the lo g-haul t ucki g, i dust ial t ucki g, a d defe se secto s, a d is al eady deployed i comme cial ope atio with o o e i the cab. Kodiak AI comme cializes its tech ology th ough both a D ive -as-a-Se vice busi ess model a d st ategic pa t e ships. I 2024, Kodiak achieved a histo ic milesto e, becomi g the fi st compa y to deploy d ive less tech ology i custome -ow ed d ive less semi-t ucks. Comme cial pa t e s a d custome s i clude Atlas E e gy Solutio s, IKEA, B idgesto e, We e E te p ises, C.R. E gla d, Ge e al Dy amics La d Systems, a d Roehl T a spo t.
Fo mo e i fo matio about Kodiak, please visit https://kodiak.ai/i vesto s. Kodiak’s p ess kit with videos a d images ca be fou d HERE.
Atlas E e gy Solutio s I c. is a leadi g e e gy solutio s p ovide , u locki g e e gy that powe s the wo ld’s c itical i f ast uctu e. Fo compa ies equi i g powe whe e g id utilities a e u available, Atlas ca help custome s ove come the schedule a d capital expe se ba ie s that hi de p oject a d ope atio al success. Fo oil & gas p oduce s, Atlas helps compa ies ove come dis uptive ope atio al a d tech ical challe ges to maximize oilfield completio s a d ope atio s. F om la ge scale p ivate g id powe systems to the wo ld’s most adva ced f ac sa d delive y etwo ks, Atlas delive s the e gi ee i g, tech ology a d tu key p oject executio expe tise that tu s e e gy co st ai ts i to adva tages.
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