Public autonomous developer Kodiak launched the country's first commercial driverless truck operations in 2024. Founder and CEO Don Burnette sits down to talk about the state of autonomy today—and tomorrow.
Autonomous trucking has real-world operations today—and the developers have bold plans for commercialization within the next two years. This week, The Fleet Lead is hosting interviews with four of the industry's autonomous developers.
Kodiak AI is a public autonomous truck developer focused on OEM-agnostic upfitting and edge computing. It achieved some of the first major autonomous milestones in recent years under its partnership with Atlas Energy. In this episode, Don Burnette, founder and CEO of Kodiak AI, describes the state of autonomy today and outlines the company's achievements.
Editor Jeremy Wolfe joined the FleetOwner team in February 2024. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with majors in English and Philosophy. He previously served as Editor for Endeavor Business Media's Water Group publications.