DTL Transport Deal Puts 75 Kodiak Trucks on US Routes

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Kodiak AI will deliver 75 self-driving trucks to freight company DTL Transport starting in 2028, according to TechCrunch. It marks the company's first binding commercial deal for driverless big rigs on public highways. DTL plans routes including Dallas to El Paso, Texas, and Interstate 20 between Dallas and Atlanta. Kodiak plans to launch a driverless highway service in December, carrying goods for Ikea on Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston. The company did not reveal the deal's value.  Disclosure: This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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00:00Self-driving big rigs just landed a major order.

00:03Kodiak AI will deliver 75 driverless trucks

00:06to freight company DTL Transport starting in 2028.

00:10TechCrunch reports,

00:12it is Kodiak's first binding deal

00:14for driverless trucks on public highways.

00:16DTL is a California trucking company

00:19that hauls fresh produce and goods to grocery chains.

00:22It plans to run the trucks

00:23between Dallas and El Paso, Texas.

00:25It also plans routes on Interstate 20

00:27between Dallas and Atlanta.

00:29Last month, a pilot hauled perishable goods

00:32about 225 miles between Fresno and Los Angeles.

00:36A human safety operator was behind the wheel.

00:38Next comes a bigger milestone in December.

00:41Kodiak plans to pull the safety operators out

00:43and start a driverless service carrying goods for Ikea.

00:47That service will run on Interstate 45

00:49between Dallas and Houston.

00:51Kodiak did not reveal the value of the DTL deal.

00:54Disclosure, this video contains stock footage

00:56and content created or enhanced

00:58using AI-assisted tools.

00:59Using AI-assisted tools.

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