Kodiak receives permit for autonomous truck testing in California - Truckers News
Kodiak has received a permit authorizing testing of its autonomous trucks on California roads. The approval comes from state regulators and applies to the company's self-driving tractor-trailer systems.
The testing involves heavy-duty trucks operating under autonomous control in mixed traffic. This places commercial vehicle automation alongside other robotic and automated systems already used in warehouses, ports, and freight yards, requiring shared protocols for scheduling, routing, and handoff between human-supervised and fully automated assets.
The permit is limited to testing activities and does not authorize commercial service.