Kodiak AI
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 30, 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 that its Auto omy Readi ess Measu e (“ARM”) fo lo g-haul d ive less ope atio s has i c eased to 99%, putti g Kodiak ahead of pace to lau ch d ive less lo g-haul comme cial se vice by the e d of 2026.
Kodiak’s p og ess towa d closi g its lo g-haul safety case has co ti ued th oughout 2026. The compa y epo ted a ARM of 84% as of Feb ua y, 86% as of Ap il, 91% as of July, 93% as of August, a d 96% as of Septembe .
The compa y is ow i the fi al st etch of completi g its highway lau ch safety case. Afte the safety case is complete, Kodiak will lau ch d ive less ope atio s o I te state 45 betwee Dallas a d Housto . Kodiak’s safety case is a st uctu ed a gume t, suppo ted by evide ce, that the Kodiak D ive , the compa y’s auto omous d ivi g system, ca ope ate safely i a defi ed ope ati g e vi o me t.
Kodiak’s ARM measu es the pe ce tage of claims a d evide ce i Kodiak’s safety case fo d ive less ope atio s that a e mate ially complete. The i c ease to 99% eflects accele ated p og ess i the testi g a d validatio activities equi ed to lau ch the Kodiak D ive i to lo g-haul d ive less se vice, a d ope ate that se vice safely a d co siste tly with its comme cial pa t e s.
“Ou mome tum is compou di g as we co duct ou fi al p epa atio s ahead of lau chi g d ive less lo g-haul se vice,” said Do Bu ette, Fou de a d CEO, Kodiak. “Octobe ep ese ts co ti ued g eat p og ess fo closi g safety case claims. We’ve ide tified a d scheduled the emai i g e gi ee i g ve ificatio a d validatio milesto es eeded. This is the home st etch.”
Kodiak’s lau ch is ot a o e-time milesto e. The close of ou safety case will suppo t o goi g, epeatable a d eliable d ive less highway se vice fo ou custome s, i cludi g ou shippe lau ch pa t e IKEA.
Kodiak pla s to lau ch d ive less highway se vice o behalf of IKEA o a i itial 219-mile oute.
Kodiak’s lo g-haul safety case builds o the i dust ial safety case the compa y completed fo its deployme t i the Pe mia Basi , whe e, as of the e d of the seco d qua te of 2026, the compa y had deployed its tech ology i 35 d ive less t ucks with o huma s i the cab. These t ucks a e ow ed a d ope ated by Kodiak’s custome , Atlas E e gy Solutio s i a fleet that is the la gest of its ki d i the wo ld. This deployme t has demo st ated the compa y’s u matched ope atio al expe tise i comme cial d ive less t ucki g.
“As we fi alize ou deployme t pla , ou safety case is ea ly complete, a d it eflects a delibe ate effo t to accou t fo safety isks ac oss e gi ee i g, ope atio s, a d eve y othe a ea that touches o ope ati g with o o e i the cab,” said F a k F at ik, Di ecto of Safety, Kodiak. “Each claim closes o evide ce, a d that evide ce is ea ly the e. Octobe ’s p og ess came f om usi g ou qua titative P obabilistic Risk Assessme t (PRA) methodology to accou t fo the behavio al isk of the auto omy system, while usi g ou B eakPoi t simulatio tool to exami e the auto omy system’s obust ess, a d f om matu i g the ope ati g scope a d p ocedu es fo u supe vised auto omous u s o the I-45 co ido .”Kodiak used its g ou db eaki g ew AI tool, B eakPoi t, to fuel its co ti ued p og ess ove the past 4 mo ths. B eakPoi t adve sa ially sea ches fo edge-case sce a ios i simulatio that would take yea s fo the Kodiak D ive to e cou te i eal-wo ld d ivi g. Kodiak utilized B eakPoi t specifically to assu e the auto omy system’s obust ess alo g the I-45 co ido . B eakPoi t’s esults a e fed i to Kodiak’s qua titative P obabilistic Risk Assessme t, a method used to accou t fo the behavio al isk of the auto omy system i mathematical te ms.
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; 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.
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