Kodiak's Self-Driving Trucks Achieve Top Score in Nauto Driver Safety Evaluation
Kodiak (Nasdaq: KDK) achieved a VERA Score® of 98, tying for the top safety score among more than 1,000 commercial fleets evaluated by Nauto on October 16, 2025. The Kodiak Driver recorded sub-scores of Inattentive Driving 100, High-Risk Driving 100, Traffic Violations 100, and Aggressive Driving 95. By comparison, Nauto reports average VERA Scores of 78 for Nauto-equipped fleets and 63 for fleets without Nauto technology. Nauto cites a 21% average collision-rate reduction per 10-point VERA improvement.
Kodiak (Nasdaq: KDK) ha ottenuto un VERA Score® di 98, pareggiando il punteggio di sicurezza più alto tra oltre 1.000 flotte commerciali valutate da Nauto il 16 ottobre 2025. Il Kodiak Driver ha registrato sottopunte di Guida Distratta 100, Guida ad alto rischio 100, Violazioni del traffico 100 e Guida aggressiva 95. In confronto, Nauto segnala punteggi VERA medi di 78 per le flotte equipaggiate Nauto e 63 per le flotte senza tecnologia Nauto. Nauto cita una riduzione media del tasso di collisione del 21% per un miglioramento di 10 punti VERA.
Kodiak (Nasdaq: KDK) logró una Puntuación VERA® de 98, empatando la puntuación de seguridad más alta entre más de 1.000 flotas comerciales evaluadas por Nauto el 16 de octubre de 2025. El conductor de Kodiak registró subpuntuaciones de Conducción distraída 100, Conducción de alto riesgo 100, Infracciones de tráfico 100 y Conducción agresiva 95. En comparación, Nauto reporta puntuaciones VERA medias de 78 para flotas equipadas con Nauto y 63 para flotas sin tecnología Nauto. Nauto cita una reducción promedio de la tasa de colisiones del 21% por cada incremento de 10 puntos VERA.
Kodiak (나스닥: KDK)은 VERA Score® 98를 달성하여 2025년 10월 16일 Nauto가 평가한 1,000대가 넘는 상용 함대 중 안전 점수에서 공동 1위에 올랐습니다. Kodiak Driver는 부주의 운전 100, 고위험 운전 100, 교통 위반 100, 그리고 공격적 운전 95의 세부 점수를 기록했습니다. 비교적으로 Nauto는 Nauto 장착 함대의 평균 VERA 점수를 78, Nauto 기술이 없는 함대의 평균은 63으로 보고합니다. Nauto는 VERA 점수가 10점 오를 때마다 평균 충돌률이 21% 감소한다고 밝혔습니다.
Kodiak (Nasdaq: KDK) a obtenu un VERA Score® de 98, se classant à égalité pour le meilleur score de sécurité parmi plus de 1 000 flottes commerciales évaluées par Nauto le 16 octobre 2025. Le Kodiak Driver a enregistré des sous-scores de Conduite distraite 100, Conduite à haut risque 100, Violations de la circulation 100, et Conduite agressive 95. En comparaison, Nauto indique des scores VERA moyens de 78 pour les flottes équipées de Nauto et 63 pour les flottes sans technologie Nauto. Nauto cite une réduction moyenne du taux de collision de 21% par amélioration de 10 points VERA.
Kodiak (Nasdaq: KDK) erreichte eine VERA Score® von 98, und belegte damit den Spitzenplatz unter mehr als 1.000 kommerziellen Flotten, die von Nauto am 16. Oktober 2025 bewertet wurden. Der Kodiak-Fahrer verzeichnete Teilwerte von Achtsamkeitsloses Fahren 100, Hohes Risiko Fahren 100, Verkehrsverstöße 100 und Aggressives Fahren 95. Zum Vergleich meldet Nauto durchschnittliche VERA Scores von 78 für mit Nauto ausgestattete Flotten und 63 für Flotten ohne Nauto-Technologie. Nauto nennt eine durchschnittliche Reduktion der Kollisionsrate um 21% pro 10-Punkte-Verbesserung des VERA Scores.
Kodiak (Nasdaq: KDK) حقق نتيجة VERA Score® بمقدار 98، وهو تعادل لأعلى درجة أمان بين أكثر من 1,000 أسطول تجاري قيمته Nauto في 16 أكتوبر 2025. سجل سائق Kodiak درجات فرعية من السائق غير منتبه 100، السائق عالي المخاطر 100، انتهاكات حركة المرور 100، و القيادة العدوانية 95. بالمقارنة، تسجل Nauto متوسط نتائج VERA قدره 78 للأساطيل المجهزة بـ Nauto و 63 للأساطيل بدون تكنولوجيا Nauto. وتورد Nauto انخفاضًا في معدل الاصطدام بمتوسط 21% مقابل كل تحسن 10 نقاط في VERA.
Kodiak (纳斯达克股票代码: KDK) 实现了 VERA Score® 98，在 Nauto 于 2025 年 10 月 16 日评估的超过 1,000 脚商车队中并列最高安全分。Kodiak Driver 的分项得分为 分心驾驶 100、高风险驾驶 100、交通违规 100，以及 激进驾驶 95。相比之下，Nauto 的平均 VERA 分为装备 Nauto 的车队 78，未使用 Nauto 技术的车队为 63。Nauto 指出每提升 10 分 VERA，平均可降低 21% 的碰撞率。
- VERA Score 98 — top among 1,000+ fleets
- Inattentive Driving 100 perfect score
- High-Risk Driving 100 perfect score
- Traffic Violations 100 perfect score
- 21% collision reduction per 10-point VERA improvement
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Kodiak's autonomous system earned a near‑perfect VERA Score, tying for the top safety rank among 1,000+ fleets on
Kodiak achieved a VERA Score of 98 and perfect sub‑scores of 100 in Inattentive, High‑Risk, and Traffic Violations categories, and 95 in Aggressive Driving, versus network averages of 78 overall and 63 for fleets without Nauto. This outcome reflects the measured performance across four explicit safety dimensions and positions Kodiak at the top of Nauto’s proprietary benchmark among more than 1,000 commercial fleets.
The result depends on Nauto’s VERA methodology and on how that score maps to real collision outcomes; Nauto reports a
Watch for follow‑up VERA Scores and integration outcomes as Kodiak expands its driverless safety case to public roads and highways and continues the partnership with Nauto; short‑term updates over the next several months and repeated, independently measured trip scores will be the most direct evidence that the high score sustains in broader operations.
Kodiak's autonomous technology ties for the highest safety score among 1,000+ commercial fleets in Nauto's network
VERA Score is Nauto's proprietary safety benchmark that summarizes a fleet's driving events and behaviors into a single score, allowing fleets to assess overall driver safety over time. The Kodiak Driver, Kodiak's AI-driven autonomous system, earned a VERA Score of 98, tying for the top spot among the more than 1,000 commercial fleets in Nauto's network. All other commercial fleets in the evaluation were operated by human drivers. By comparison, the average VERA Score for a Nauto-equipped fleet is 78, while fleets not equipped with Nauto's AI safety technology average a VERA Score of 63.
From 2021 through 2023, over 15,000 people lost their lives in crashes involving large trucks on American roads.[1] Truck driving is among the most dangerous professions for American workers. In 2023, truck drivers had the seventh highest frequency of fatal accidents among civilian jobs, with long hours, distractions and extreme conditions increasing overall driver risk.[2] Advanced safety technologies, like AI-powered driver monitoring and autonomous systems, offer solutions to help address such human-factor risks.
"Nauto's findings add support to our belief that the Kodiak Driver is already among the safest drivers on American highways," said Don Burnette, Founder and CEO, Kodiak. "We believe Nauto's VERA Score model provides a true apples-to-apples metric for evaluating the safety of trucking fleets. As we work to expand our driverless safety case to public roads and highways, we are supplementing our internal analyses with independent, AI-powered safety validation approaches like Nauto's to evaluate the Kodiak Driver. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Nauto, as we work to show the results of safety being the foundation of the Kodiak fleet."
VERA Scores range from 1 to 100, with 100 being the safest, measuring performance across four key safety areas: inattentive driving, high-risk driving, traffic violations, and aggressive driving. The Kodiak Driver earned the following scores:
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Inattentive Driving Score: 100
The Kodiak Driver achieved a perfect score of 100 in this category, significantly outperforming the average Inattentive Driving score of 62 for baseline fleets without Nauto's AI safety technology enabled. Top-performing Nauto fleets scored an average of 97. This sub-score measures driver attention by measuring time spent on distractions, such as looking away from the road, using phones, and other distraction signals. -
High-Risk Driving Score: 100
The Kodiak Driver earned a perfect score of 100 for high-risk driving, outperforming an average High-Risk Driving score of 97 for baseline fleets without Nauto's AI safety technology enabled. Nauto's top-performing human-driven fleets averaged a score of 99.5. This sub-score applies immediate score penalties for collisions, near-collisions, and collision warnings that decay over time. -
Traffic Violations Score: 100
The Kodiak Driver earned a perfect score of 100 with no traffic violations, compared to the average Traffic Violations score of 43 for baseline fleets without Nauto's AI safety technology enabled. Top-performing human-driven Nauto fleets average a score of 93. This sub-score assesses compliance by measuring time spent driving above posted speed limits and other violations. -
Aggressive Driving Score: 95
The Kodiak Driver scored 95 in this category, significantly outperforming an average Aggressive Driving score of 67 for baseline fleets without Nauto's AI safety technology. Top-performing Nauto-equipped human-driven fleets averaged a score of 93. This sub-score evaluates driving smoothness and deducts points for hard-acceleration, -braking, and -cornering and time spent following another vehicle too closely.
"Our mission at Nauto is safer roads for all by providing objective, data-driven insights into safety performance in real time to drivers to prevent collisions and to fleets to manage their risk," said Dr. Stefan Heck, CEO of Nauto. "Kodiak's near-perfect VERA Score demonstrates how AI can support and enhance fleet safety. By integrating Nauto's advanced safety technologies, we believe fleets can better prevent risk, protect their drivers, and operate more safely on the nation's roads."
Kodiak selected Nauto after an extensive evaluation of driver monitoring systems, determining that Nauto's technology was very effective and consistent at detecting driver distraction. Additionally, Nauto's safety platform seamlessly integrates dash cam alerts with Kodiak's Operations Center workflows and supports Kodiak's efforts to maximize efficiency while operating its autonomous fleet.
VERA Score is Nauto's proprietary, collision loss outcome-calibrated, safety benchmark. The VERA Score synthesizes over 20 driving variables detected through vision-based AI into a single score, calculated on a per-trip basis. This comprehensive approach is designed to capture critical driving risk factors that traditional telematics or other less performant AI can miss. This provides detailed visibility into driver behavior patterns, enabling fleet managers to move from reactive incident response to proactive risk prevention.
Nauto's safety solution is built upon extensive real-world analysis of more than 6 billion AI-processed driving miles, enabling the Nauto VERA Score to demonstrate strong predictive collision forecasting. Nauto data reveals that fleets experience an average
About Nauto, Inc.
Nauto is a leader in AI-powered safety and operations excellence for commercial fleets. Nauto simplifies day-to-day operations by consolidating driver and fleet safety risk and core telematics in a driver-friendly platform. Nauto's real-time safety solution with multi-risk fusion built upon more than 6 billion AI-processed driving miles delivers superior loss reduction outcomes and provides advanced pedestrian bicyclist and motorcyclist detection and collision alerting. With Nauto fleets are able to foster a culture of performance excellence as demonstrated by reduced collisions costs risk and driver training and churn. Nauto is trusted by over 1,000 fleets worldwide and customers across multiple industry verticals have seen up to an
About Kodiak AI, Inc.
Kodiak AI, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is a leading provider of AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology that is designed to help tackle some of the toughest driving jobs. Kodiak's driverless solution can help address the critical problem of safely transporting goods in the face of unprecedented supply chain challenges. Kodiak's vision is to become the trusted world leader in autonomous ground transportation. Kodiak is committed to a safer and more efficient future for all through the commercialization of driverless trucking at scale. To that end, Kodiak developed the Kodiak Driver, a virtual driver that combines advanced AI-powered software with modular and vehicle-agnostic hardware designed to help address Kodiak's customers' needs. The Kodiak Driver is not just an idea—it is operating without a human driver today. Kodiak serves customers in both commercial trucking and the public sector. In 2024, Kodiak believes it achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first company to deploy customer-owned and -operated driverless trucks in commercial service. The Kodiak Driver is also being utilized in the public sector, where Kodiak believes it can support national security initiatives and critical government applications.
Kodiak's press kit with videos and images can be found HERE.
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