Buying guide
Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) vs Kodiak RoboTruck in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
| Attribute | No image on file | No image on file |
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| Manufacturer | Aurora Innovation | Kodiak AI |
| Form factor | truck | truck |
| Maturity | commercial | commercial |
| Availability | internal-onlyenterprise | internal-onlyenterprise |
| Price | Not announced | Not announced |
| Capability claims | — | — |
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| Verified deployments | 4 | 2Kodiak AI, Atlas Energy Solutions |
| Privacy practices | — | — |
| Sources on file | 21 | 15 |
Editorial summaries
Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR)
Aurora's driverless commercial freight runs the Aurora Driver (L4) on PACCAR trucks (Peterbilt 579 and Kenworth T680), hauling paid commercial freight on Texas lanes since May 2025. There is no consumer price: this is B2B autonomous freight, not a consumer product. The verified-vs-claimed nuance: the trucks are genuinely driverless (the Aurora Driver operates the vehicle), but Aurora reinstated an OEM-requested in-cab observer at PACCAR's request in May 2025: the observer is not a safety driver. Recorded at commercial maturity on verified paid-freight operations.
Kodiak RoboTruck
Kodiak's RoboTruck runs the Kodiak Driver (L4) on a Peterbilt/PACCAR Class 8 base (a driverless electric Class 8 variant was introduced in 2023). It operates driverless commercially in the Permian Basin oilfield and is the platform for an on-highway long-haul product targeted for the second half of 2026. There is no consumer price: this is B2B autonomous freight. The verified-vs-claimed nuance: the commercial driverless operation is real but currently domain-specific (oilfield routes); the on-highway long-haul commercialization is a target, not yet a verified deployment. Recorded at commercial maturity.
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