Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Accelerates Across Sectors

Avride surpassed 100,000 autonomous rides on Uber, Kodiak received California's first heavy-duty AV testing permit, the U.S. Army tested six autonomous UGVs for frontline logistics, and Komatsu partnered with AIM to expand autonomous tech to dozers and excavators—signaling autonomy moving beyond mining trucks into core earthmoving equipment. A new article highlights how AVs pose a growing threat to Uber's core business, with Polen Capital selling off and NHTSA investigating Avride, adding a competitive tension angle. These milestones signal real-world scaling of autonomous technology in robotaxi, freight, military, and construction applications.