#kodiak robotics

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TechCrunch Mobility: A new speed bump for EV owners and Waymo's robotaxi fleet surpblockes 2,000

NEWS-FINANCE -QUOTE-EDUCATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Wow, y’all aren’t exactly bullish on EV sales in the U.S. once the federal tax credit expires. For those wondering what I am referring to: I included a poll…

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Kodiak, Loadsmith to put 800 trucks on new autonomous freight network

Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics has signed a deal with Loadsmith, a marketplace that connects shippers and carriers, to put 800 Kodiak-equipped trucks on its platform.  Loadsmith says its newly formed entity, Loadsmith Transportation, is the first freight transportation company built specifically for self-driving trucks. The Kodiak partnership is meant to serve as the foundation for…

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Kodiak Robotics is adding an electric, autonomous semi truck to its fleet next year

Self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics plans to introduce an electric autonomous Class 8 truck to its fleet in 2024. The news comes as California, one of the states Kodiak hopes to do business in, recently voted to ban the sale of new diesel heavy duty trucks by 2036 and will require that all trucks be zero emissions by 2042.  With the exception of Swedish company Einride and its electric…

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Kodiak Robotics will haul freight autonomously for Tyson Foods

Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics is partnering with truckload carrier C.R. England to autonomously ship Tyson Foods products between Dallas and San Antonio, Texas. A human safety operator will be present in the one dedicated truck Kodiak is allocating to this pilot. Deliveries will begin this month, according to the company. The pilot program is the latest in Kodiak’s growing string of…

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The Station: A Tesla-NHTSA fight brews, catching up with Kodiak and how LA is prepping for air taxis

The Station: A Tesla-NHTSA fight brews, catching up with Kodiak and how LA is prepping for air taxis

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Before we jump in, let’s turn to Los Angeles and the coming wave of eVTOL companies hoping…

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Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics raises $40 million

Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics raises $40 million

In Don Burnette and Paz Eshel’s view, trucking is the killer app for self-driving technology.

It’s what led Burnette to leave the Google self-driving project and co-found Otto in early 2016, along with Anthony Levandowski, Lior Ron and Claire Delaunay.

And it’s what would eventually prompt Burnette to leave Uber — the company that acquired Otto — and co-found with former escapade capitalist…

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