Kodiak AI Chooses AWS for AI-Powered Autonomous Trucking Technology Development Ahead of Driverless Highway Launch

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."

As Kodiak extends its safety validation efforts, AWS's cloud infrastructure supports the compute-intensive simulation work behind BreakPoint, Kodiak's in-house, AI-powered safety validation tool. BreakPoint deliberately injects realistic, time-varying errors into the autonomy system's signals, and adversarially searches for the rare edge cases that could lead to a collision. BreakPoint identifies in minutes potential edge cases that might otherwise take tens of thousands of miles of real-world driving to encounter.

Further, AWS provides Kodiak the ability to scale its GPU compute capacity needed to refine the AI models that power Kodiak Driver, the company’s autonomous driving system.

"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," said 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."

As Kodiak readies its launch of driverless trucks on public highways later in 2026 in Texas, this collaboration gives the company the cloud infrastructure needed to support future expansion at scale across the United States.

Forward Looking Statements
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In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Kodiak's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date they are made. Kodiak anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Kodiak's assessments to change. However, while Kodiak may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Kodiak specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Kodiak's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date they are made.

About Kodiak AI, Inc.
Kodiak AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: KDK) is a leader in Physical AI, developing driverless technology that powers machines that move. The core of the company’s solution is the Kodiak Driver, a vehicle-agnostic autonomous driving system that combines advanced AI-powered software with modular hardware. Today, the Kodiak Driver operates in the long-haul trucking, industrial trucking, and defense sectors, and is already deployed in commercial operation with no one in the cab. Kodiak AI commercializes its technology through both a Driver-as-a-Service business model and strategic partnerships. In 2024, Kodiak achieved a historic milestone, becoming the first company to deploy driverless technology in customer-owned driverless semi-trucks. Commercial partners and customers include Atlas Energy Solutions, IKEA, Bridgestone, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, General Dynamics Land Systems, and Roehl Transport.

For more information about Kodiak, please visit https://kodiak.ai/investors. Kodiak’s press kit with videos and images can be found HERE.

Kodiak Media Contacts
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+1 303-443-4441
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Kylee Keskerian
PR Consultant for Kodiak AI
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kylee@futuristacommunications.com

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