Kodiak AI Chooses AWS for AI-Powered Autonomous Trucking Technology Development Ahead of Driverless Highway Launch
Key Highlights
- ➤Kodiak AI (KDK) selects AWS as its primary cloud provider for autonomous trucking development
- ➤Driverless service launch on public highways planned in Texas by the end of 2026
- ➤AWS will support Kodiak’s AI model training, safety simulations, GPU compute, and operations software
- ➤BreakPoint identifies potential autonomous-driving edge cases in minutes versus tens of thousands of miles
Expert Statements
Don Burnette, Founder and CEO of Kodiak AI
“AWS cloud services enhance Kodiak's ability to launch and scale our driverless operations safely and reliably”
Don Burnette, Founder and CEO of Kodiak AI
“AWS is the proven leader in cloud compute and storage, and exactly the partner we need to scale our in-house simulation program, train our AI models, run our customer-facing ops center software, and store data critical to our operations.”
Jason Bennett, VP and Global Head of Startups and Venture Capital at AWS
“Getting autonomous driving right demands enormous compute power — especially when it comes to safety validation. AWS gives Kodiak the scalable cloud infrastructure to run millions of simulated driving scenarios, train AI models, and store the critical data behind real-world autonomous operations.”
Jason Bennett, VP and Global Head of Startups and Venture Capital at AWS
“As Kodiak moves toward driverless service on public highways, AWS provides the backbone to do it safely and at scale.”
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kodiak AI, Inc. ("Kodiak”) (Nasdaq: KDK), a leading provider of Physical AI-powered autonomous driving technology, announced today that it is using Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its primary cloud provider to power the compute-intensive AI development and safety simulations critical to autonomous trucking technology development as Kodiak prepares to launch driverless service on public highways later this year.
"AWS cloud services enhance Kodiak's ability to launch and scale our driverless operations safely and reliably," said Don Burnette, Founder and CEO, Kodiak. "AWS is the proven leader in cloud compute and storage, and exactly the partner we need to scale our in-house simulation program, train our AI models, run our customer-facing ops center software, and store data critical to our operations."
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