Committed to building the world’s safest driver.
Adaptable and reliable, through the endless demands of a world in constant motion, Kodiak helps you get the job done. With purpose-built solutions to power autonomous movement in any environment, we strive to help our partners save time, run clean, and keep safe.
Our Vision
To grow as a trusted world leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all.
Our Promise
No matter how much we grow and evolve as a company, we’ll always be driven by four essential principles to deliver the industry’s most advanced autonomous technology.
Safety
At any job site, safety is mission-critical. Our world-class technology provides 360° visibility and constant self-diagnosis, including contingencies for anything unexpected.
Efficiency
Autonomous operations are more efficient, using less fuel while increasing both revenue and asset utilization.
Reliability
Every minute matters. That’s why we build our solutions to be efficient and serviceable, and to operate in even the most demanding and unpredictable conditions.
Adaptability
Our tailored solutions are easy to integrate across an array of industries, fit for many vehicles and simple to maintain.
What makes us so effective?
Operating efficiently is in our DNA. We move fast by aligning tightly across teams, staying focused on core priorities, and avoiding unnecessary complexity. That’s how we consistently meet key milestones—by advancing our autonomous software stack, integrating reliable hardware, and applying disciplined systems engineering to ensure safety and performance.
Milestones
Kodiak Robotics was founded in 2018 by a group of industry veterans with a vision for the future of movement. As pioneers in autonomous trucking, our technologies have helped partners to safely and efficiently deliver 7,000 loads and counting. From our first coast-to-coast run to traveling over 2.6 million autonomous miles, we’ve reached all of our ambitious goals even quicker than expected. Our ambitions continue to grow beyond our roots in trucking as we expand the reach of our autonomous solutions to new industries and national security. Kodiak’s innovation and momentum show no signs of slowing.
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Our Leadership
Don Burnette is the Founder & CEO of Kodiak. Don is one of the autonomous vehicle industry’s true pioneers, with more than ten years experience working on self-driving software development. He began his career as a software tech lead for the Google self-driving car project, the predecessor to Waymo. After over five years at Google, Don left the company to co-found Otto, the first self-driving truck startup, which was acquired by Uber. After nearly two years as Software Technical Lead at Uber, Don left to found Kodiak.
Trucking Industry Advisory Council
The Kodiak Industry Advisory Council brings together a diverse group of forward-thinking trucking industry leaders to help shape our product development, deployment, and community engagement, ensuring the successful commercial launch of our autonomous technology.
With their collective expertise in trucking, transportation, and government, the Council will guide our product and strategic roadmap, shaping the impact autonomous technology has on the trucking industry and motorists everywhere.
Meet the members.
We’re always looking for great people.
Whether working from our California headquarters or our Texas operations center, you’ll be part of a team that’s creating industry-transforming technology.