Kodiak Adds International LT to Autonomous Options

Kodiak AI plans to offer its self-driving system on International's LT tractor for fleet customers, alongside retrofitted trucks from Peterbilt and Western Star.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Trucks

Kodiak AI said on Nov. 5 it will offer its self-driving system on International's LT tractor, adding to Peterbilt and Western Star retrofits for fleet customers. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Mountain View, Calif.-based self-driving truck specialist Kodiak AI unveiled plans on Nov. 5 to add International's LT tractor to its portfolio of options for fleet customers. The company said its software and hardware are 99% ready for unsupervised autonomous longhaul routes.

Why it matters

The expansion gives fleet operators more tractor choices for autonomous freight, a shift that could affect how U.S. trucking companies plan vehicle purchases. Kodiak's recent public listing and growing order book from Atlas Energy Solutions and DTL Transport show demand is building for driverless trucks.

Kodiak posted a $27.4 million profit in the third quarter after a $269.9 million loss a year earlier, with software and hardware reported 99% ready for unsupervised longhaul routes. Atlas Energy Solutions has ordered 100 driverless trucks and DTL Transport has placed a 75-truck order.

The players

Kodiak AI

Kodiak AI is a Mountain View, Calif.-based company that builds self-driving systems for heavy trucks, which it went public through a merger with Ares Acquisition Corp. II in September 2025.

The details

Kodiak Driver is installed on retrofitted tractors from International Motors, Peterbilt and Western Star, and the Western Star trucks are the first vehicles to carry Kodiak's seventh-generation hardware platform. Atlas received its first two Western Star 49X trucks in September for proppant delivery on private roads in western Texas and New Mexico.

September 2025: Kodiak went public after merging with Ares Acquisition Corp. II.
September: Atlas received its first two Western Star 49X trucks equipped with Kodiak Driver.
Summer: Kodiak received a heavy-duty autonomous vehicle testing permit from the California DMV.
End of October: Kodiak unveiled the 75-truck order from DTL Transport.
Nov. 5: Kodiak unveiled plans to add International's LT tractor to its options.

Roadmap

Kodiak's California heavy-duty autonomous testing permit, granted over the summer, is the regulatory groundwork for the public-road operations now being scheduled. The company's move to offer multiple tractor brands follows the broader pattern of autonomous developers pursuing retrofits of existing trucks rather than purpose-built vehicles.

Fleet buyers gain another tractor option that can be fitted with autonomous hardware, which may influence purchasing decisions for trucking companies. For drivers and shippers, the planned highway routes on Interstate 45 and Interstate 20 signal where driverless freight may appear first.

The takeaway

Autonomous trucking is moving from private-road pilots toward public highways, and fleet buyers now have more tractor choices to plan around. Tracking delivery schedules and route announcements will show how quickly that shift arrives.

What happens next

Kodiak plans to begin offering retrofitted autonomous tractors from three truck makers in the second half of 2027, with unsupervised longhaul routes expected by the end of 2026 and an Ikea highway route on Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston planned for that timeframe.