Kodiak taps Bosch to scale its self-driving truck tech

Kodiak AI, a self-driving truck company, has partnered with global automotive supplier Bosch to develop a scalable hardware and software system that can retrofit standard semi trucks with autonomous driving capabilities. Announced at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show, this collaboration aims to accelerate Kodiak’s ability to deploy its self-driving technology across a broader range of trucks, regardless of manufacturer. Bosch will provide key hardware components such as sensors and steering technologies, which can be integrated either during vehicle production or later by third-party upfitters. Kodiak’s CEO Don Burnette emphasized that this partnership will enable modular, serviceable, and integrated autonomous driving solutions suitable for commercial scale. Kodiak has already deployed self-driving trucks commercially, notably delivering at least eight autonomous trucks to Atlas Energy Solutions in the Permian Basin under an initial 100-truck order. The company, which went public in September 2025 via a SPAC merger, has been working with Roush Industries for truck upfitting but now seeks to