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, AI-powered ground autonomy solutions that enable reliable and efficient driverless movement in a wide range of environment, we strive to help our partners save time, run clean, and keep safe.
Our Vision
To become the trusted world leader in autonomous ground transportation. We are committed to a safer and more efficient future for all through the commercialization of driverless trucking at scale.
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 near 360° visibility and constant self-diagnosis, including contingencies for the unexpected.
Efficiency
Autonomous operations are more efficient, optimizing fuel use while increasing both operating margins 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 has served as Kodiak’s CEO since he founded the company in April 2018. Don is one of the autonomous vehicle industry’s pioneers, with more than a decade of experience working on self-driving software development. Prior to founding Kodiak, Don served as a Software Technical Lead at Uber Technologies from November 2016 to March 2018. Don was the co-founder of Ottomotto, the first self-driving truck startup that was acquired by Uber in August 2016. Prior to that, Don worked at as a software technical lead for Google’s Self-Driving Car Project, Waymo predecessor, from May 2010 to February 2016. Don received Bachelor of Science degrees in Physics, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, and a Master of Science degree in Physics from the University of Florida and a Master of Science degree in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.
Trucking Industry Advisory Council
The Kodiak Industry Advisory Council brings together a diverse group of forward-thinking trucking industry leaders to help inform our product development, deployment, and community engagement.
Their collective expertise helps us to shape AV technology’s impact on the trucking industry and the motoring public.
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.