Ryder and Kodiak Open Truckport for Autonomous Trucks in Houston
23 Gennaio 2024 - 1:55PM
Business Wire
Kodiak’s first freight transfer point at a
Ryder facility enables planned deployment of driverless trucks to
and from Houston
Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply chain,
dedicated transportation and fleet management solutions, and Kodiak
Robotics, Inc., a leading autonomous trucking company, announce a
collaboration to leverage Ryder’s service network to enable the
commercialization and scaling of Kodiak’s autonomous truck
solution. To start, Kodiak and Ryder established their first
truckport in Houston, strategically-located at an existing Ryder
fleet maintenance facility. The truckport, which opened in
December, enables Kodiak to launch and land autonomous trucks as
well as transfer freight to serve routes between Houston, Dallas,
and Oklahoma City.
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A Kodiak autonomous Class 8
tractor-trailer parks outside of a Ryder fleet maintenance facility
in the Houston area. The first Kodiak freight transfer point at a
Ryder facility opened in December and enables Kodiak to launch and
land autonomous trucks as well as transfer freight to serve routes
between Houston, Dallas, and Oklahoma City. (Photo: Business
Wire)
While the collaboration initially focuses on the establishment
of Kodiak’s Houston facility, the companies see opportunity to
leverage Ryder’s extensive service network to support additional
truckport operations and to provide on-site technician and
maintenance services.
“Ryder’s vision is to build out a portfolio of key service
elements that support the safe deployment and maintenance of
autonomous trucks,” says Karen Jones, EVP, CMO and head of new
product development at Ryder. “By managing the unique logistics of
autonomous operations as well as the servicing needs of autonomous
trucks, we continue to build on our expertise. And by collaborating
with leaders in the space like Kodiak, we advance our shared goal
of facilitating the commercialization of autonomous
technology.”
Today, Kodiak trucks operate all routes with safety drivers,
including its Houston-Dallas and Houston-Oklahoma City routes. The
autonomous trucking company plans to introduce its first driverless
operations along its Dallas-Houston route later this year, using
the Ryder facility as a launch point.
“Ryder’s industry-leading fleet services and vast footprint of
service locations makes it an ideal partner as we scale autonomous
trucks,” said Don Burnette, founder and CEO of Kodiak. “Expanding
our network of truckports with Ryder will enable us to operate
autonomous trucks at scale with our customers. Our goal is to build
the elements we need for driverless operations, and having this
Houston location up and running is a critical component of that
plan. The Ryder facility will serve as a base to conduct testing
and to validate the truckport operational model. Leveraging
existing infrastructure eliminates the need for Kodiak to build and
develop real estate, and it allows us to focus on launching and
scaling driverless truck deployment.”
About Ryder System, Inc.
Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) is a leading logistics and
transportation company. It provides supply chain, dedicated
transportation, and fleet management solutions, including
warehousing and distribution, e-commerce fulfillment, last-mile
delivery, managed transportation, professional drivers, freight
brokerage, full-service leasing, maintenance, commercial truck
rental, and used vehicle sales to some of the world’s
most-recognized brands. Ryder provides services throughout the
United States, Mexico, and Canada. In addition, Ryder manages
nearly 260,000 commercial vehicles and operates approximately 300
warehouses encompassing more than 95 million square feet. Ryder is
regularly recognized for its industry-leading practices in
third-party logistics, technology-driven innovations, commercial
vehicle maintenance, environmental stewardship, corporate social
responsibility, world-class safety and security programs, military
veteran recruitment initiatives, and the hiring of a diverse
workforce. www.ryder.com
About Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become the
trusted world leader in autonomous ground transportation committed
to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company is
developing an industry-leading technology stack purpose-built for
long-haul trucks, making the freight industry safer and more
efficient. Kodiak’s unique modular hardware approach integrates
sensors into a streamlined sensor-pod structure that optimizes for
perception, scalability, and maintainability. The company delivers
freight daily for its customers across the South, using its
autonomous technology. Kodiak also leverages its commercial
self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous
capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense. Learn more about
Kodiak on the web at kodiak.ai, and on LinkedIn and Twitter. You
can find the company press kit HERE.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements
and information included in this news release are “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements,
including our expectations regarding autonomous vehicles, are based
on our current plans and expectations and are subject to risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. Accordingly, these forward-looking
statements should be evaluated with consideration given to the many
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements
including those risks set forth in our periodic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. New risks emerge from time to
time. It is not possible for management to predict all such risk
factors or to assess the impact of such risks on our business.
Accordingly, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.
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Ryder Media Contacts Anne Hendricks Director, Corporate
Communications +1 305-500-4547 amhendricks@ryder.com
Amy Federman Vice President, Corporate Communications +1
305-500-4989 afederman@ryder.com
Kodiak Media Contacts Daniel Goff Director of External
Affairs +1 646-515-3933 dan@kodiak.ai
Stacy Morris PR Consultant +1 310-415-9188
stacy.morris@futuristacommunications.com
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