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Kodiak Driver | Dossier Class 8 truck and other vehicles. It is the metaphorical torch that is passed from one generation of Kodiak truck to the next, and which can be used by any Class 8 fleet operator. “If we want to offer a tangible, turnkey product to truck fleet managers, there are three ingredients to that. First is the Kodiak Driver, which comprises all our autonomous technologies. It includes map and software updates over the air to ensure our localisation and autonomy systems are kept up to date. “Then there’s Kodiak OnTime, which is our user-oriented program and API designed to interface with fleet management, logistics and scheduling applications, so that fleet managers can plan their deliveries, their trucks’ maintenance, business reports and so on. “Third is the Kodiak Network, which is the combination of mapped routes and autonomous truck-capable transfer hubs, as well as the network of truck and AV service providers. The network provides the environment for the Kodiak Driver.” Truck and Kodiak Driver As discussed, most of the sensors in the Gen4 and Kodiak Driver are housed in the cockpit’s wing mirror structures and a frontal roof-mounted structure, referred to as the SensorPods and the CenterPod respectively. Each SensorPod contains two radars, three cameras and a Lidar. The radars and cameras together provide 360o of awareness, while the Lidar provides side and rear perception. The CenterPod contains a forward-looking Lidar and camera for perceiving and reacting to objects and events in the direction of travel. Data from these feed into the Kodiak Driver’s main computer, in the back of the Gen4’s sleeper cab. This was part of the original Kenworth T680 on which the Gen4 is based, and contained a bed for the driver for overnight stays. It has now been removed though in order to store the autonomy stack’s computer hardware; also located here are two seats principally for seating customers during demonstrations. An IMU provides motion reference data, along with a GNSS receiver and antennas for additional position and heading information. The main computer runs the autonomy software to map the truck’s environment, localising itself, calculating its optimal next routes and sending control outputs to its actuator ECUs. Kodiak calls these two electronic controllers its ACEs (actuation control engines). “The ACEs, including the actuators they link to, are highly redundant systems, to the extent that we’re working on certifying them to ASIL-D,” Wendel explains. “They interface with themain computer directly over CAN bus as well as North American Sales & Support San Diego, CA | www.hiteccs.com 60.0kgf·cm 20mm Case MDB961WP-CAN WIDE OPERATION VOLTAGE 8.0~32.0V WATERPROOF CASE RATING IP67 MULTIPLE COMMAND PROTOCOLS AVAILABLE DroneCAN & CAN 2.0 A/B Parameters List