Atlas Energy Solutions, a proppant producer and proppant logistics provider primarily serving the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico, and Kodiak Robotics, a world leader in autonomous ground transportation, have entered into an agreement whereby Kodiak will outfit new Atlas high-capacity trucks with its autonomous driving technology.
The hot, dry climate in the Permian Basin makes it one of the world’s most challenging environments for truck drivers. The Kodiak Driver is well equipped to handle driving through harsh conditions, including dust storms that affect visibility as well as extreme heat.
The two companies have already completed their first driverless delivery of frac sand in West Texas’ Permian Basin. The 21-mile delivery transported Atlas’s high-quality frac sand from an Atlas depot to a well site with no one inside the cab.
Atlas also has placed an order for Kodiak-equipped driverless trucks that will deliver frac sand across the Permian
