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Kodiak Robotics develops autonomous driving technology for long-haul trucking, focusing on highway freight with a safety-first commercialization approach.
Kodiak Robotics is an autonomous trucking company founded in 2018 by former Google and Uber self-driving veterans, developing autonomous driving systems purpose-built for long-haul freight. The company has focused exclusively on trucking rather than passenger vehicles, optimizing its technology for the predictable highway driving environment that makes up the majority of commercial freight miles. Kodiak uses a hub-to-hub commercial model where autonomous trucks operate between freight terminals on highways, with human drivers handling the final mile in urban environments. This approach has enabled faster commercialization than full door-to-door autonomy. The company has established freight partnerships with major logistics providers and secured significant DARPA defense contracts for autonomous military logistics. Kodiak raised $250M and has completed over a million autonomous miles on public highways. The company is positioned as a serious contender in autonomous trucking alongside Waymo Via and Aurora as the freight automation market matures.
Indoor vertical farming company using AI-optimized growing systems. San Francisco, CA. Raised $940M+ including $400M from SoftBank. Partners with Walmart for US farms.
Plenty is a San Francisco-based indoor vertical farming company that uses AI, machine learning, and robotics to grow leafy greens and other produce in controlled indoor environments. The company has raised over $940 million from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund, which invested $200 million in 2017, and has positioned itself as the technology leader in data-driven indoor agriculture.\n\nPlenty's farms use precisely controlled light, temperature, humidity, and nutrient conditions to grow crops that are free from pesticides, use 99% less land, and consume significantly less water than conventional field agriculture. The company's AI systems continuously optimize growing conditions based on sensor data, learning to improve yields and quality across crops and growing cycles.\n\nIn 2022, Plenty announced a landmark partnership with Walmart to supply leafy greens from a new large-scale facility in Compton, California. This partnership provided both a major commercial anchor and significant additional funding from Walmart, validating Plenty's technology and business model at scale. The company also operates a dedicated strawberry R&D partnership with Driscoll's, the world's largest berry company, demonstrating the platform's potential beyond leafy greens.
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