Ready for Driverless Trucks? I Took a Ride in Kodiak’s Autonomous Semi
Cars > Automobiles > Autonomous Vehicles Ready for Driverless Trucks? I Took a Ride in Kodiak’s Autonomous Semi Kodiak is planning to bring its fully self-driving trucks to highways later this year. I took a test ride to see the technology in action.
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- ▪I Took a Ride in Kodiak’s Autonomous Semi Kodiak is planning to bring its fully self-driving trucks to highways later this year.
- ▪I took a test ride to see the technology in action.
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Cars > Automobiles > Autonomous Vehicles Ready for Driverless Trucks? I Took a Ride in Kodiak’s Autonomous Semi Kodiak is planning to bring its fully self-driving trucks to highways later this year. I took a test ride to see the technology in action. Abrar Al-Heeti Senior Technology Reporter Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility.… Read full bio Abrar Al-Heeti Senior Technology Reporter Read full bio October 5, 2026, 8:00 am ET 3 min read Despite the growing number of players in the space, self-driving vehicles remain far from ubiquitous. In places like the San Francisco Bay Area, hailing a robotaxi is now nearly as easy as requesting an Uber.
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