Kodiak and Charger USA start hauling freight between Dallas and Laredo on autonomous trucks with a safety driver behind the wheel
Kodiak AI and Charger USA announced on October 8th that trucks running the Kodiak Driver are hauling refrigerated and dry freight. The lane runs between Charger's terminals in Dallas and Laredo. The companies say their first delivery was on September 8th. A safety driver sits behind the wheel today, and the companies say they intend to go driverless once Kodiak completes its safety case. It is Kodiak's first route serving Laredo. No public body voted on it.
How to take part
This is a company's own operation and no public body voted on it. Autonomous commercial vehicles in Texas run under an authorization from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, whose board meets in public in Austin. A concern about a truck on the road goes to the Department of Public Safety.
Where
2 counties. In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Laredo.
Timeline
- effective
First delivery on the lane, as the release states
- filed
The companies announce the lane, the date of the release
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-10-09
Admitted to the record on Kodiak's own release announcing the Dallas to Laredo lane.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
Through this collaboration, trucks equipped with the Kodiak Driver, Kodiak's autonomous driving system, are hauling refrigerated and dry freight for consumer packaged goods and food and beverage customers on the 435-mile lane between Charger’s terminals in Dallas and Laredo, Texas.Kodiak AI press release, Kodiak AI and Charger USA Launch Autonomous Trucking Between Dallas and Laredo Primary source, the company · globenewswire.com
Kodiak and Charger completed their first delivery on September 8, 2026.Kodiak AI press release, Kodiak AI and Charger USA Launch Autonomous Trucking Between Dallas and Laredo Primary source, the company · globenewswire.com
Today, the companies are operating with a safety driver behind the wheel.Kodiak AI press release, Kodiak AI and Charger USA Launch Autonomous Trucking Between Dallas and Laredo Primary source, the company · globenewswire.com
The companies intend to transition the lane to driverless operations once Kodiak completes its safety case.Kodiak AI press release, Kodiak AI and Charger USA Launch Autonomous Trucking Between Dallas and Laredo Primary source, the company · globenewswire.com
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
Kodiak AI and Charger USA announced on October 8th that trucks running the Kodiak Driver are hauling refrigerated and dry freight. The lane runs between Charger's terminals in Dallas and Laredo. The companies say their first delivery was on September 8th. A safety driver sits behind the wheel today, and the companies say they intend to go driverless once Kodiak completes its safety case. It is Kodiak's first route serving Laredo. No public body voted on it.
Who decides it?
Kodiak AI and Charger USA decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
This is a company's own operation and no public body voted on it. Autonomous commercial vehicles in Texas run under an authorization from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, whose board meets in public in Austin. A concern about a truck on the road goes to the Department of Public Safety. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Dallas and Webb Counties.
Has it been decided?
It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was filed on October 8th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is September 8th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under state policy.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on October 9th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, Kodiak and Charger USA start hauling freight between Dallas and Laredo on autonomous trucks with a safety driver behind the wheel. Tracked since September 8th, 2026. Last verified October 9th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0209/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0209.
Beat
Filed under State policy, with every other decision on that beat.