Kodiak to add International tractors to autonomous options

Kodiak AI is set to begin offering retrofitted autonomous tractors from three truck makers in the second half of 2027: International Motors, Peterbilt and Western Star. Mountain View, Calif.-based self-driving truck specialist Kodiak unveiled plans Nov. 5 to add International’s LT tractor to its portfolio of options for fleet customers. The announcement was made simultaneously with Kodiak revealing that its software and hardware are 99% ready for unsupervised autonomous longhaul routes. Kodiak said in its third-quarter 2026 earnings statement that this level of readiness meant unsupervised longhaul routes would begin by the end of 2026, as the publicly traded company promised investors previously. The company plans to launch autonomous public highway operations by the end of 2026, carrying goods on behalf of Ikea on Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston. A couple of days earlier, the company said Atlas Energy Solutions received its first two Western Star 49X trucks equipped with Kodiak Driver in September. The world’s biggest customer-owned autonomous fleet just got bigger. The first Western Star 49X trucks have joined the Atlas fleet, built for the harshest operating conditions and powered by the Gen 7 Kodiak Driver. They run in a day-cab configuration with new compute and new AI perception models. Western Star, welcome to the fleet. #AIfortheLongHaul — Kodiak AI (@KodiakRobotics) November 3, 2026 Bulk hauler Atlas is Kodiak’s biggest customer. The two trucks are the first of 65 49Xs Kodiak is set to deliver to Atlas. The carrier — which delivers the fracking material proppant on private roads in western Texas and New Mexico — has…

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