{"id":706445,"date":"2026-01-05T14:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kodiak-taps-bosch-to-scale-its-self-driving-truck-tech\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:50:18","slug":"kodiak-taps-bosch-to-scale-its-self-driving-truck-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kodiak-taps-bosch-to-scale-its-self-driving-truck-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Kodiak taps Bosch to scale its self-driving truck tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Self-driving trucks company Kodiak AI announced on Monday it is working with global automotive supplier Bosch to develop a system of hardware and software that can give standard big rigs autonomous driving capabilities. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration was announced at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and it could help Kodiak bring its self-driving tech to more trucks, faster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kodiak, which is developing self-driving trucks for highway, industrial, and defense uses,\u00a0has already developed and designed a self-driving system with redundant systems for braking, steering, sensors, and computers. In January 2025, Kodiak\u2019s self-driving trucks began\u00a0making driverless deliveries\u00a0for Atlas Energy Solutions in the oil-rich Permian Basin of West Texas and eastern New Mexico. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kodiak has since delivered at least eight self-driving trucks to Atlas Energy as part of an initial 100-truck order under an agreement between the two companies. Kodiak has been working with Roush Industries, which was the upfitter for its driverless trucks delivered to Atlas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the company, which went public via a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Ares Acquisition Corporation II in September 2025, wants to scale its tech for the truck masses. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bosch and Kodiak will work together on redundant platforms designed to turn semi trucks \u2014 regardless of manufacturer \u2014 into driverless ones. Bosch will supply Kodiak with a variety of hardware components, including sensors and vehicle actuation components such as steering technologies. Notably, these systems can be added within the vehicle production line or by a third-party upfitter at a later date, according to Kodiak founder and CEO Don Burnette. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe believe collaborating with Bosch will allow us to scale autonomous driving hardware with the modularity, serviceability, and system-level integration needed for commercial success for both upfit and factory-line integration,\u201d Burnette said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-inline-cta\">\n<div class=\"inline-cta__wrapper\">\n<p>Techcrunch event<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-cta__content\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-cta__location\">San Francisco<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-cta__separator\">|<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-cta__date\">October 13-15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Thomas, who is president of Bosch in North America and the company\u2019s Bosch Mobility Americas division, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to see this as opportunity for growth in the sector. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy supplying production-grade hardware, we are enabling the next generation of autonomous trucking alongside Kodiak,\u201d said Thomas in a statement. \u201cKodiak has already deployed trucks with no humans on board in commercial operation and this cooperation gives us a valuable opportunity to deepen our understanding of real-world autonomous vehicle requirements and to further enhance our offerings for the broader autonomous mobility ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Kodiak\u2019s plan is to scale and Bosch is keen to increase its market share in the sector, it\u2019s unclear exactly when this will happen. 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