Kodiak Robotics and Roush Industries are teaming up to upfit autonomous trucks.
"Kodiak's autonomous trucking technology is an exciting advancement in the mobility industry," says Brad Rzetelny, vice president of contract manufacturing for Roush. "Together, we're working to build a robust and repeatable manufacturing process that supports Kodiak's transition from limited production to full-scale deployment. Kodiak's technology and engineering rigor set a high bar, and we believe we are uniquely positioned to meet that bar at scale."
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Rouch will open a production line for scaled upfitting of trucks with the Kodiak Driver modular and vehicle-agnostic hardware, including proprietary SensorPods, AI compute, Actuation Control Engine safety compute and redundant actuation elements. The company will also design, develop and implement a flexible manufacturing process that can scale as Kodiak increases its upfitting needs.
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"Roush's deep experience upfitting autonomous vehicles makes them an ideal production partner for Kodiak," says Don Burnette, founder and CEO of Kodiak. "We believe that Roush's strong quality management processes will ensure our customers' Kodiak Driver-powered trucks will be built to exacting standards, while giving us the manufacturing flexibility to support a wide range of vehicle configurations, including different vehicle and cab types, axle setups and heavy-duty applications to meet the diverse demands of the trucking industry. Unlike traditional factory-line integration, which is limited to a single configuration, we believe that working with Roush will allow us to move faster and customize vehicles to meet customer needs."
