# "Fully driverless autonomous trucking becomes reality as Gatik and Walmart remove the safety driver" (DEPLOY verdict: Verified)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Verified
- **Claim type:** Customer
- **Claimed:** 2021-11-01
- **Claimed by:** [Gatik](/companies/gatik.md)

## How DEPLOY assessed this

Walmart confirmed driverless operation in Bentonville, Arkansas. Gatik was the first to achieve fully driverless autonomous trucking. Later expanded to PepsiCo. https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2020/12/15/walmart-and-gatik-go-driverless-in-arkansas

## Proof on file

- Claim source: https://archive.gatik.ai/news/press-releases/gatik-and-walmart-achieve-fully-driverless-deliveries-in-a-first-for-autonomous-trucking-industry-worldwide/
- Status evidence: https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2020/12/15/walmart-and-gatik-go-driverless-in-arkansas

## 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-c2_