Kodiak AI to Deploy NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion with 1,000 INT8 TOPS Compute
Kodiak AI will integrate NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion, leveraging dual DRIVE AGX Thor units delivering up to 1,000 INT8 TOPS and 2,000 FP4 TFLOPS, into its next-generation driverless platform. As of end-2025, Kodiak’s system has been deployed in 20 Class 8 trucks operating autonomously in West Texas’ Permian Basin.
1. Partnership Announcement
Kodiak AI has formed a collaboration to integrate NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion into its autonomous driving stack, utilizing two DRIVE AGX Thor centralized computers as a production-ready reference platform.
2. Performance Boost
DRIVE AGX Thor delivers up to 1,000 INT8 TOPS and 2,000 FP4 TFLOPS of AI compute, optimized for generative AI, transformer and Vision Language Models to interpret real-world conditions in real time.
3. Deployment Milestone
By the end of 2025, Kodiak’s driverless solution was deployed in 20 customer-owned Class 8 trucks operating continuously in the Permian Basin without human drivers.
4. Scaling Strategy
The modular, vehicle-agnostic Kodiak Driver combined with NVIDIA’s edge-optimized architecture positions Kodiak to accelerate commercial rollouts for logistics providers and defense clients.