Kodiak Robotics, Inc. has begun making commercial truck deliveries in Texas using its new self-driving, long-haul trucking platform with safety drivers behind the wheel. The Mountain View, California-based startup is just 16 months old.

Kodiak operates as a true freight carrier, with a growing fleet of self-driving trucks operating on "middle mile" highway routes for freight customers in Texas. Its intent is to make trucking safer while reducing the cost of freight delivery and – for longer routes – time.

Kodiak is developing a new facility in North Texas to supporting its growing testing and freight operations in the region – an expansion that will further Texas’ reputation as a leader in logistics and transportation.

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William Kucinski is content editor at SAE International, Aerospace Products Group in Warrendale, Pa. Previously, he worked as a writer at the NASA Safety Center in Cleveland, Ohio and was responsible for writing the agency’s System Failure Case Studies. His interests include literally anything that has to do with space, past and present military aircraft, and propulsion technology.

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