Texas · 2039 · NAVO Operations
The Last
Delivery Driver
Adrian Kuldell runs a fleet of ten vehicles in a world that doesn't need him anymore. A human driver. One of the last.
Episode 1: Broken Fences
A dying breed in a newly formed country
Post-civil war, the United States has fractured into four nations. Adrian Kuldell—a NAVO, a non-automated vehicle operator—runs his family's delivery fleet out of Houston, Texas with the help of his AI, Chip.
Business is declining. The fleet is aging. And somewhere beneath it all, a bigger question: what actually happened to his parents?
14 chapters spanning 20 years. Available now on Amazon Kindle, paperback, and hardcover.
Episode 2: Electric Buffalo
A man learning who he actually works for
Adrian said yes. Eight weeks—four at a hidden compound in the Davis Mountains, four on the road with a convoy of bison-painted vans called the Electric Buffalo.
He learns to fly again under a pilot the drone world buried a decade ago. He meets the people who run a country from a porch. And somewhere between West Texas and a bank vault built on a supervolcano, he finds out who drew the borders he lives inside—and that his parents knew.
18 chapters. 1,200 miles. Roughly 56,000 words, drafted and in revision.
NAVO Fleet
Adrian's Garage
To classify as a NAVO, Adrian must maintain a fleet of 10 vehicles. Each one electric, each one named. From a 202-mph speeder to a hot tub on wheels — it's an independent operation in a largely corporatized world.
2039
Four Nations
The Author
KC Kenedy
KC Kenedy is the pen name of Chris Kelley, creator and co-author of The Last Delivery Driver. The idea started in 2016 while working in the food delivery industry, watching autonomous vehicles on the horizon. The first episode, Broken Fences, was published October 9, 2021.
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