Company
Gatik
American autonomous middle-mile trucking company (founded 2017 by Gautam Narang, Arjun Narang, and Apeksha Kumavat).
- Founded
- 2017
- HQ
- Mountain View, California, USA
- Status
- private
Appears inLogistics robots
Models
2
Deployments
2
Overview
American autonomous middle-mile trucking company (founded 2017 by Gautam Narang, Arjun Narang, and Apeksha Kumavat). Runs L4 autonomous Class 6/7 box trucks on fixed, repeatable short-haul routes for retail and grocery. Achieved a world-first fully driverless (no safety driver) middle-mile delivery for Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2021; driverless-at-scale has been ramping since mid-2025 at still-modest cumulative volume, atop a larger safety-driver-supervised commercial footprint dating to 2019.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Founded
2017 by Gautam Narang, Arjun Narang, Apeksha Kumavat
Funding
Private; $85M Series B (2021, Koch Disruptive Technologies-led); Isuzu ~$30M strategic investment
Focus
L4 middle-mile autonomy; Class 6/7 medium-duty box trucks (Isuzu chassis), not Class 8 long-haul
Driverless
World-first middle-mile driverless (Walmart, Bentonville AR, Nov 2021); driverless-at-scale ramping since mid-2025, modest cumulative volume (10,000+ driverless miles, 60,000+ driverless orders); broader supervised commercial footprint since 2019
Customers
Walmart, Sam's Club (Georgia-Pacific/KBX), Tyson Foods, Kroger, Loblaw (Canada)
Autonomy
Gatik Driver (L4, 3rd-gen) + Gatik Arena simulation (on NVIDIA Cosmos); compute on NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor
Data & sources
Press releases
5
News coverage
3
Web sources
4
12 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Gatik Autonomous Drive
Gatik Autonomous Drive is a Level 4 system for fixed B2B middle-mile logistics routes, operating box trucks and straight trucks. Gatik targets short, repeatable multi-stop routes between distribution centers and retail stores, avoiding the complexity of last-mile delivery.
Current platform
Gatik Autonomous Box Truck
Gatik's autonomous Class 6/7 medium-duty box truck (Isuzu FTR chassis, Cummins B6.7 powertrain, refrigerated/cold-chain boxes), running the Gatik Driver on fixed middle-mile routes. Purpose-built with redundancy for driverless operation; explicitly not a Class 8 long-haul tractor.
Gatik on the deployment map
Where Gatik's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Claims ledger
Public, dated claims by Gatik, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.
- VerifiedTimeline · claimed 2026-02-01 · deadline 2026-12-31
“By end of 2026 they're going fully driverless on real highways”
"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/
- VerifiedCapacity · claimed 2024-01-01
“Gatik's vehicles make 4-6 trips per day on a route that is 7.1 miles round trip”
The Robot Report confirmed operational metrics. 4-6 trips/day, 7.1 mile route, driverless. These are specific, measurable, and verified.
- VerifiedCustomer · claimed 2021-11-01
“Fully driverless autonomous trucking becomes reality as Gatik and Walmart remove the safety driver”
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
Disagree with a status? Gatik can submit a correction with evidence and we log the response on the record. Methodology and the full industry ledger live at /stats/claim-integrity.
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Gatik, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
- How do Bot Auto, Kodiak, and Einride compare for self-driving trucking?
Bot Auto, Kodiak AI, and Einride operate three structurally distinct autonomous-trucking strategies. Bot Auto runs Class 8 humanless commercial truckloads on Texas corridors via brokered freight (Houston-Dallas). Kodiak AI operates customer-owned driverless trucks at Atlas Energy's Permian Basin frac-sand operations. Einride runs autonomous electric cabless trucks under a private-road point-to-point commercial model (GE Appliances in Tennessee). Three operators, three different envelopes, three different commercial bets.
Current leadership (3)
- Gautam Narang Co-founder & CEOIR-verified
- Arjun Narang Co-founder & CTOIR-verified
- Apeksha Kumavat Co-founder & Chief EngineerIR-verified
Founders (3)
- Gautam Narangcofounderfounded 2019-01-01
- Arjun Narangcofounderfounded 2019-01-01
- Apeksha Kumavatcofounderfounded 2019-01-01
Board (1)
- Dror Berman director
Safety record
No incidents on record for Gatik.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operated deployments (2)
- Gatik Autonomous DriveBentonville
- Gatik Autonomous Box TruckToronto
Operator customers (4)
- Gatik2 deployments
- Kroger1 deployment
- Tyson Foods1 deployment
- Walmart1 deployment
Brains developed (1)
- Gatik Driverfoundation-model · commercial
Recent coverage
Gatik in third-party press
Peer companies
Supplied by (3)
Compute / semiconductor
- NVIDIAvia Gatik Autonomous Box TruckNVIDIA DRIVE AGX in-vehicle compute (DRIVE Thor SoC; powers Gatik L4 class-6/class-7 autonomous trucks for Fortune 500 freight customers; mass production announced March 2025)supplies
- NVIDIAvia Gatik Autonomous DriveNVIDIA DRIVE AGX (Drive Thor SoC) -- Level 4 AI compute up to 1,000 TOPS for autonomous class 6/7 box truckssupplies
Sensors
- Velodyne LiDARcompany-levelVelodyne Alpha Prime + Ultra Puck LiDAR -- multi-year sales agreement for Gatik middle-mile trucks (2021)supplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (4)
- Gatik x PepsiCo Driverless Freight with PepsiCodeployment
- Gatik x PepsiCo with PepsiCodeployment
- Gatik x Loblaw autonomous truck deployment with Loblawdeployment
- Gatik x Walmart with Walmartdeployment
Funding rounds (2)
- Multi-year Agreement2026-06-08
- Series C2025-06-01
$85M(reported) · $700M post
Investors: Koch Disruptive Technologies (lead), Isuzu Motors (strategic)
Regulatory filings (1)
- CA-DMV-TEST-GATIKother · othergranted2023-01-01
Sources (12)
- https://gatik.ai/about/
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/07/gatiks-gautam-narang-on-the-importance-of-knowing-your-customer/
- https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/31/gatik-expands-autonomous-box-truck-operations-to-texas-with-85-million-in-new-funds/
- https://gatik.ai/news/press-releases/gatik-and-walmart-achieve-fully-driverless-deliveries-in-a-first-for-autonomous-trucking-industry-worldwide/
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211108005409/en/Gatik-and-Walmart-Achieve-Fully-Driverless-Deliveries-in-a-First-for-Autonomous-Trucking-Industry-Worldwide
- https://www.ccjdigital.com/equipment-controls/article/15281126/walmart-takes-safety-driver-out-of-autonomous-middlemile
- https://gatik.ai/news/press-releases/gatik-becomes-first-us-company-to-operate-fully-driverless-trucks-at-scale-for-commercial-deliveries/
- https://www.pymnts.com/news/delivery/2026/gatik-autonomous-trucks-complete-10000-miles-fully-driverless-deliveries/
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/autonomous-trucking-firm-gatik-inks-contracts-worth-600-million
- https://www.act-news.com/news/first-of-its-kind-freight-only-driverless-truck/
- https://gatik.ai/news/press-releases/isuzu-invests-us30-million-in-gatik-to-develop-autonomous-driving-logistics-business/
- https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gatik-fully-driverless-trucks
Common questions
- What is Gatik?
- American autonomous middle-mile trucking company (founded 2017 by Gautam Narang, Arjun Narang, and Apeksha Kumavat). Runs L4 autonomous Class 6/7 box trucks on fixed, repeatable short-haul routes for retail and grocery. Achieved a world-first fully driverless (no safety driver) middle-mile delivery for Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2021; driverless-at-scale has been ramping since mid-2025 at still-modest cumulative volume, atop a larger safety-driver-supervised commercial footprint dating to 2019.
- What does Gatik make?
- Gatik has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Gatik Autonomous Drive, Gatik Autonomous Box Truck (Gatik builds physical robots).
- Is Gatik publicly traded?
- No. Gatik is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Gatik?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Gatik building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Nuro, Waymo.
- Who is the CEO of Gatik?
- Gautam Narang is the ceo of Gatik, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Gatik?
- Gatik is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
- Where is Gatik headquartered?
- Gatik is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA.
- Who owns Gatik?
- Gatik is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does Gatik operate robots?
- Gatik operates 2 verified deployments, including at Bentonville, Toronto.
- Is Gatik a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Gatik ranks in roughly the top 4% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Gatik founded?
- Gatik was founded in 2017.
- Is Gatik safe?
- Gatik has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 12 sources (5 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-24
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-24
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Gatik.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Gatik from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Gatik to bring autonomous freight to PepsiCo's North American supply chain
PepsiCo announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Gatik AI to bring autonomous freight into its North American food and beverage supply chain, with Gatik already operating…
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Gatik and PepsiCo deploy driverless freight across the U.S.
Gatik and PepsiCo deploying driverless freight. B2B autonomous middle-mile logistics. Bringing driverless trucks into one of the world's largest food and beverage companies.
PepsiCo and Gatik announce multi-year agreement to deploy autonomous freight in North America
PepsiCo and Gatik announced a multi-year strategic partnership to deploy driverless freight across PepsiCo's North America supply chain, described as the largest commercial…
Driverless Trucks Are Here and They're Delivering for PepsiCo
WSJ: PepsiCo has 41 driverless Gatik trucks on road in Arizona, Texas, Arkansas. Driverless technology entering mainstream for regional logistics.
Gatik becomes first US company to operate fully driverless trucks at scale
Gatik has become the first company in North America to deploy fully driverless trucks in commercial operations at scale, with driverless routes for PepsiCo confirmed by the Wall…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/gatik.md
- RSS feed: /companies/gatik/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/2d141fe3-5d33-4c6d-a6cc-cef24d006389
- Revision history: /companies/gatik/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Gatik is operating daily deliveries without a safety driver behind the wheel on its delivery route for Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas, moving customer orders between a Walmart dark store and a Neighborhood Market in it
Quick look at the Gatik perception stack on the front of the autonomous vehicle.
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Reality vs attention
Gatik draws attention at the 76th percentile but verifies reality at the 78th percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap -2.2, 14th widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 6 verified deployments. Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 15, 2026