Kodiak, Pilot Companion on Autonomous-Truck Providers – Fleet Administration

Pilot Firm and Kodiak Robotics are creating an autonomous “truckport” within the Atlanta space to guage how Pilot and Flying J journey facilities can present providers for self-driving vehicles.

These providers will embody areas to choose up and drop off autonomous trucking hundreds; conduct inspections; preserve and refuel vehicles; and the flexibility to switch knowledge for processing, akin to characteristic growth and mapping.

As a part of the brand new strategic partnership, Pilot Firm has made a strategic funding in Kodiak and can be a part of the corporate’s board of administrators.

In an announcement, the 2 corporations mentioned that combining Pilot Firm’s nationwide community of journey facilities and providers with Kodiak’s expertise will play a vital function within the deployment of autonomous vehicles. Kodiak will lend its experience as Pilot Firm appears to be like to combine autonomous truck providers into its operations. The partnership will additional outline service and upkeep necessities, operational requirements, amenities planning, and extra to fulfill the wants of autonomous vehicles.

Kodiak in 2022 has been working to considerably increase its service footprint and accomplice community. In July, the corporate introduced a partnership with 10 Roads Specific, a supplier of time-sensitive floor transportation for the U.S. Postal Service, increasing the corporate’s service to Florida. Earlier this yr, Kodiak introduced a brand new route between Dallas and Oklahoma Metropolis with CEVA Logistics and a route between Dallas and Atlanta with U.S. Xpress. The corporate has been delivering freight commercially since 2019 and at present has six routes that run often between Dallas and Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Atlanta, Oklahoma Metropolis and Jacksonville, Florida. 

The Pilot and Flying J journey heart community consists of greater than 750 areas in 44 states and 6 Canadian provinces with greater than 790 eating places, 75,000 truck parking areas, 5,300 deluxe showers, 6,200 diesel lanes, and affords truck upkeep and tire service with Southern Tire Mart at Pilot Flying J.