Gatik

Gatik develops autonomous box trucks for middle-mile logistics routes between distribution centers, warehouses and stores. Its driverless freight operations target short, repeatable B2B routes for retailers, grocers and consumer-goods companies.

Market context

Gatik is one of the clearer commercial autonomous-logistics operators because its model is built around fixed-route customer freight rather than open-ended robotaxi service.

Facts

Website: https://gatik.ai/
HQ: Mountain View
Founded: 2017
Segment: logistics automation
Known funding rounds: 2

Funding

Investors

NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-08-21
Dynamo Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-08-31
FM Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-08-31
Innovation Endeavors - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-08-31
Intact Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-08-31
Koch Disruptive Technologies - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-08-31
Trucks VC - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-08-31
Wittington Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-08-31

Autonomous middle-mile freight routes

Gatik operates autonomous middle-mile logistics vehicles for fixed B2B freight routes.

Target environment: Retail, grocery, distribution and logistics corridors with repeatable hub-to-store or hub-to-hub routes.
Deployment model: Autonomous-truck operations model built around constrained, repeatable routes rather than open-ended robotaxi service.
Customer context: Retailers, grocers and logistics operators with predictable middle-mile freight needs.
Workflow context: Autonomous box trucks move goods between fixed points, reducing driver dependency on repetitive short-haul routes.
Commercial maturity: Commercial autonomous-logistics operator with customer deployments and a focused route model.
Market position: Positioned as one of the clearer autonomy companies in fixed-route B2B freight.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on route safety validation, regulation, customer operations, vehicle uptime and cost per route.
Adjacent context: Adjacent systems include autonomous delivery vans, warehouse AMRs, yard automation and middle-mile logistics software.
Source confidence: high

Events

2025-03-20 - Production Milestone - Gatik and Isuzu team up to mass-produce SAE Level 4 production-ready autonomous trucks powered by NVIDIA - Gatik said it is working with Isuzu and NVIDIA to mass-produce SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks for middle-mile freight. The announcement connects Gatik's autonomy stack to an OEM path for scaled commercial vehicle production. This is one of the strongest offici…
2025-03-18 - Partnership - Gatik to accelerate mass production of SAE Level 4 production-ready autonomous trucks built on NVIDIA in-vehicle compute - Gatik announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to deploy the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform featuring DRIVE Thor across its autonomous truck fleet. The company said the partnership builds on its existing collaboration with Isuzu North America Corporation and is aimed…
2024-09-19 - Executive Hire - Gatik welcomes Clint Kneip as head of first responder engagement to advance safety and compliance in freight-only autonomous vehicle operations - Gatik announced the appointment of Clint Kneip as head of first responder engagement. The company framed the hire around safety and compliance for freight-only autonomous vehicle operations. This is a meaningful operating milestone because it reflects continu…
2024-08-21 - Funding - Gatik secures strategic investment from NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS to expand North American middle-mile logistics - Gatik announced a strategic investment from NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS to support expansion of its autonomous middle-mile logistics business in North America. The company positioned the deal around scaling commercial freight operations rather than a research-sta…
2021-08-31 - Funding - Gatik raises USD 85M Series B for autonomous middle-mile trucks - Koch Disruptive Technologies led the round. The financing supported Class 3-6 autonomous box truck fleet expansion across North America. The capital supports commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows as Gatik moves toward broader commercial use.

Operations / Deployments

2025-03-20 - Production Milestone - Gatik and Isuzu team up to mass-produce SAE Level 4 production-ready autonomous trucks powered by NVIDIA - Gatik said it is working with Isuzu and NVIDIA to mass-produce SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks for middle-mile freight. The announcement connects Gatik's autonomy stack to an OEM path for scaled commercial vehicle production. This is one of the strongest offici…
2025-03-18 - Partnership - Gatik to accelerate mass production of SAE Level 4 production-ready autonomous trucks built on NVIDIA in-vehicle compute - Gatik announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to deploy the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform featuring DRIVE Thor across its autonomous truck fleet. The company said the partnership builds on its existing collaboration with Isuzu North America Corporation and is aimed…

Relationships

NVIDIA - Autonomous Trucking Partner - Gatik uses NVIDIA DRIVE AGX / Thor in-vehicle compute for Level 4 autonomous truck production.

Customers and deployments

States In Operation - 3 states - 2026-06-08 - PepsiCo - autonomous freight - Gatik is operating autonomous freight for PepsiCo across Texas, Arizona, and Arkansas as part of a multi-year North American commercial deploy…
Production Status - mass-production path for Level 4 autonomous trucks - 2025-03-20 - Isuzu / NVIDIA - autonomous truck production - Gatik said it was working with Isuzu and NVIDIA to mass-produce SAE Level 4 production…

Articles

2026-01-27 - Gatik is building driverless freight trucks into retail supply routes - A January 27, 2026 driverless fleet record, 60,000 orders, and 600 million dollars in contracted revenue give Gatik a middle-mile frei…

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