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Aurora Innovation launched its second-generation autonomous truck fleet on the International LT Series platform, rated for one million miles, with 30 trucks already running 20-plus hours daily in Texas commercial freight.
Waymo opened paid robotaxi service in three new cities on September 1, bringing its fully autonomous fleet to 14 US cities and making Tampa the first city with two competing driverless services.
Aurora, Waabi, and Gatik have moved beyond proof-of-concept into scaled commercial autonomous trucking, with 60,000-plus driverless freight orders completed and 200+ driverless trucks targeted by year-end.
PepsiCo deployed 41 fully driverless Gatik trucks in Arizona, Texas, and Arkansas to deliver Frito-Lay products to Walmart and Dollar General — the largest autonomous commercial delivery fleet in U.S. history, backed by a $600 million multiyear commitment.
Aurora Innovation has driven 250,000 fully driverless commercial trucking miles across Sun Belt freight lanes with zero system-attributed collisions — a milestone analysts are calling the autonomous trucking inflection point.
Gatik has completed more than 60,000 driverless orders for Walmart. Aurora is targeting 200 driverless trucks by year-end. A sweeping industry analysis shows the autonomous freight sector has passed the pilot phase — what is emerging is a layered AI stack across existing logistics infrastructure.
Tesla launched the Cybercab as a fully driverless commercial robotaxi—but at least 17 accidents involving its autonomous systems since 2025 are drawing regulator scrutiny.
At ACT Expo, leaders from Torc, Kodiak, and Gatik declared autonomous trucking has moved from proving technology to proving scale — with Gatik completing 60,000 driverless commercial orders for Walmart.
Kodiak AI is actively hauling commercial freight for Roehl Transport on the Dallas-Houston corridor — four roundtrips per week — with fully driverless highway operations targeted by end of 2026.
C.H. Robinson reports its AI agents have completed more than 3 million shipping tasks, while Aurora targets 200+ driverless trucks by year-end — marking the end of the pilot phase in freight AI.
The autonomous freight industry has left the pilot phase. Aurora, Plus.ai, and Waabi are deploying driverless trucks at commercial scale across Sun Belt routes in 2026, marking the sector's first true mass-deployment phase.
Kodiak AI has completed its first autonomous trucking deployment outside the Sun Belt, operating driverless commercial trucks on Interstate 70 — one of North America's busiest freight corridors.
Kodiak AI has launched its first driverless freight operations outside the Sun Belt, running autonomous trucks on Interstate 70 in Ohio and Indiana — one of North America's busiest freight corridors.
Kodiak AI deployed autonomous trucks on I-70 through Ohio and Indiana — the first driverless freight operation outside the Sun Belt and the most significant geographic proof point yet for commercial autonomous trucking.
Kodiak AI completed its first fully driverless freight runs in Ohio and Indiana via Interstate 70, proving autonomous trucks can operate in northern freight corridors beyond Sun Belt highways.