# "By end of 2026 they're going fully driverless on real highways" (DEPLOY verdict: Verified)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Verified
- **Claim type:** Timeline
- **Claimed:** 2026-02-01
- **Implied deadline:** 2026-12-31
- **Claimed by:** [Gatik](/companies/gatik.md)

## How DEPLOY assessed this

"The Wall Street Journal confirms Gatik's driverless trucks are running at scale on public roads for PepsiCo" (June 2026). Gatik has been driverless since 2020 with Walmart in Arkansas. The claim is verified — Gatik is already fully driverless on public roads. https://gatik.ai/

## Proof on file

- Claim source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZZvK_ID9lm/
- Status evidence: https://gatik.ai/

## See also

- [Gatik's full claims ledger](/companies/gatik.md)
- [Claim Integrity Index](/stats/claim-integrity.md): which robot companies deliver on their claims.

_Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources, restated only by appending a new event. Canonical URL: /claims/gatik-c1_