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IKEA to haul freight in driverless trucks in Texas

Kodiak AI will operate the driverless semis on Texas highways, raising cybersecurity concerns about potential software vulnerabilities in the large vehicles.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:01 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by Fox News: “IKEA turns to driverless semis with nobody in the cab”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 2:01 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Texas.

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentKodiak AI plans to haul IKEA freight on Texas highways with nobody in the cab, which is a sentence I did not expect to read over lunch.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA semi with no driver, carrying a whole living room. That's the future showing up in a flat box.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe future has an open question about cybersecurity.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIf someone breaks into that software, an eighty-thousand-pound truck becomes a very large problem with no one inside to grab the wheel.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBut no driver means no bathroom breaks. The truck just goes.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd no one to sign for your wardrobe.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWait, who unloads it?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYou, Kenji, with the tiny wrench. Somehow, the truck is the only part of IKEA that arrives fully assembled.

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