{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_mcgwmhw6avk5r5qqwtea","title":"Ikea, Kodiak prepare to launch driverless freight service in Texas","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/ikea-kodiak-prepare-to-launch-driverless-freight-service-in-texas-mcgwmhw6av","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_mcgwmhw6avk5r5qqwtea","seq":1414945,"kind":"article","title":"Ikea, Kodiak prepare to launch driverless freight service in Texas","url":"https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2026/10/02/ikea-kodiak-prepare-to-launch-driverless-freight-service-in-texas","summary":"After four years of testing autonomous freight with a safety driver behind the wheel, Ikea is preparing to go fully driverless in Texas using Kodiak’s autonomous driving technology. Later this year, the Sweden-based home furnishings retailer plans to launch driverless service with Kodiak on a roughly 220-mile stretch connecting the Houston and Dallas metro areas. […] The post Ikea, Kodiak prepare to launch driverless freight service in Texas appeared first on Digital…","published":"2026-10-02T18:42:35Z","seen":"2026-10-02T18:58:37Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-digitalcommerce360-com-abeaec","name":"digitalcommerce360.com","domain":"digitalcommerce360.com"},"via":"kite-digitalcommerce360-com-abeaec","topics":["retail","uncategorized"],"authors":["Beth Duckett"],"entities":[{"id":"Q54078","name":"IKEA","type":"org"},{"id":"Q1778219","name":"Kodiak","type":"org"}],"story":"st_mcgwmhw6avk5r5qqwtea","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.7599999904632568,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.23000000417232513,"political":0.05999999865889549}]}