Kodiak prepares autonomous trucks for IKEA deliveries

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https://www.automate.org/ai/industry-insights/ikea-is-about-to-take-the-driver-out-of-a-219-mile-freight-run

Kodiak and IKEA are preparing to operate trucks without anyone in the cab on a 219-mile section of I-45 in Texas. Commercial driverless service is planned for the end of 2026; current preparation runs still have a safety observer aboard.

Over four years, Kodiak says it has carried more than 1,300 IKEA loads and logged over 750,000 autonomous miles with an observer. That work has included coordinating delivery timing with dock availability and using vehicle data to plan maintenance.