Kodiak Taps NXP's ISO 26262-Compliant Processors and Interfaces to Help Operate Autonomous Trucks

NXP's high-performance S32G3 vehicle network processor in combination with its S32K3 microcontroller and PMIC solutions support Kodiak's AI-powered autonomous system's controls for redundant braking, steering, throttle, and more.

NXP's suite of processors used by Kodiak are compliant with ISO 26262's highest automotive functional safety level, providing a foundation that supports systems designed to meet the stringent safety requirements set by Kodiak

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kodiak Robotics, Inc. ("Kodiak"), a leading provider of AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology, and NXP® Semiconductors, a trusted partner for innovative solutions in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communications infrastructure markets, announced that Kodiak has integrated NXP's automotive processors and in-vehicle networking interfaces to further enhance the performance, robustness, and reliability of Kodiak's autonomous system.

NXP's automotive solutions—the S32G3 vehicle network processor, S32K3 microcontroller, VR5510 multi-channel high-voltage power management integrated circuit (PMIC), and PF53—are integrated in the Kodiak Actuation Control Engine (ACE), Kodiak's custom-designed computer that manages vehicle actuation independently from the main autonomy system. The ACE is designed to allow the Kodiak Driver, Kodiak's AI-powered autonomous system, to run a safe fallback maneuver and bring a vehicle to a controlled stop if any safety-critical component of either the Kodiak Driver or the underlying vehicle platform fails.

NXP's solutions also enable critical functions like vehicle performance monitoring. Ten times each second, the Kodiak Driver evaluates the performance of more than 1,000 safety-critical processes and components in both the self-driving stack and the underlying truck platform. Lastly, the NXP solutions power critical safety functions such as on-vehicle power management.

The addition of NXP's automotive solutions improve the Kodiak Driver's reliability and robustness, by supporting the system's self-diagnostic capabilities, allowing Kodiak to improve vehicle uptime. Additionally, Kodiak believes NXP's solutions' broad range of vehicle interfaces offer a flexible and cost-effective way to adapt the Kodiak Driver to additional vehicle platforms.

"Safety is the foundation of everything we do at Kodiak, and a responsibility we have taken seriously since day one," said Don Burnette, Founder and CEO, Kodiak. "Driverless trucks require powerful and reliable safety-critical computing platforms which meet our rigorous safety standards. By incorporating NXP's automotive solutions into the Kodiak Driver, we are positioned to incorporate the highest classification of automotive safety into our autonomous system more efficiently, and at scale."

NXP's high-performance computing and in-vehicle network processors selected for the Kodiak Driver are designed to support the real-time performance, subsystem integration, and functional safety requirements of Kodiak's autonomous system. NXP's processors deliver deterministic, real-time performance—features that we believe are critical for improvements to the Kodiak Driver's precision control over steering, braking, throttle and power management. NXP's solutions are compliant with the highest ISO 26262 safety integrity level, ASIL-D. ASIL-D compliance corresponds to an impressive rate of fewer than ten failures in one billion hours of operation. NXP's solutions are helping Kodiak to further develop a scalable, safety-critical computing platform designed to support driverless trucks.

Kodiak has integrated NXP's solutions into the computer architecture that powers the Kodiak Driver including:

• S32G3 vehicle network processor: Kodiak integrates this high performance and high reliability processor into the ACE to enable safe actuation of vehicle controls, including redundant braking, steering, and throttle.
• S32K3 microcontrollers for automotive applications: Kodiak uses these chips in the ACE as safety co-processors and to enable power distribution, battery charging, and safety HMI interfaces.
• VR5510 multi-channel high-voltage PMIC: Kodiak integrates the PMIC into the ACE to provide high performance power generation, including functional safety mechanisms to monitor output voltages.
• The PF53 ASIL D core supply regulator delivers power performance to unlock the full potential of the S32G3 core.

"Autonomous driving systems demand a level of safety and reliability that leaves no room for compromise," said Robert Moran, GM and VP Automotive Processors at NXP. "Our ISO 26262- compliant S32 compute solutions are designed to support that level of rigor—delivering the real-time performance and functional integrity needed to help companies like Kodiak bring advanced autonomous capabilities to market with confidence."

With NXP's high-reliability processing at its core, Kodiak has successfully deployed the first publicly announced customer-owned and -operated driverless semi-trucks, delivering freight autonomously on real-world routes.

About Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
Kodiak Robotics, 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.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements relating to Kodiak's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "project," "seek," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expected impact of the integration of NXP's automotive processors and in-vehicle networking interfaces on Kodiak's autonomous system. These statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of Kodiak's management, as applicable, and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; the rapid evolution of autonomous vehicle technology and flaws or errors in Kodiak's solutions or flaws in or misuse of autonomous vehicle technology in general; risks related to the rollout of Kodiak's business and timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition; supply shortages in the materials necessary for the production of Kodiak's products; risks related to working with third-party manufacturers for key components of the Kodiak's products; risks related to the retrofitting of Kodiak's vehicles by third parties; and the termination or suspension of any of Kodiak's contracts or the reduction in counterparty spending; and delays in Kodiak's operational roadmap with key partners and customers. If any of these risks materialize or any assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that Kodiak does not presently know or that Kodiak currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and must not be relied on by investors as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability.

SOURCE Kodiak Robotics