Gatik Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-08 - Deployment - PepsiCo deploys Gatik driverless freight across three states - The companies described the rollout as the largest commercial autonomous freight deployment to date. The deployment runs inside PepsiCo’s North American food and beverage regional transportation network. The trucks support high-frequency routes moving… - source: pepsico.com
• 2026-03-16 - Partnership - Gatik joins NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab - The lab work extends Gatik and NVIDIA's existing autonomous-trucking collaboration into physical-AI safety inspection methods. The milestone concerns validation infrastructure and does not create a separate hardware-supply relationship. - source: archive.gatik.ai
• 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… - source: gatik.ai
• 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… - source: gatik.ai
• 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… - source: gatik.ai
• 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… - source: gatik.ai
• 2024-05-14 - Funding - Gatik receives $30M investment from Isuzu - The agreement covers a redundant chassis designed to support safe integration of Gatik's autonomous-driving system. The partners are targeting a Level 4 autonomous commercial-vehicle business launch and mass-production readiness in 2027. Isuzu positioned the… - source: archive.gatik.ai
• 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. - source: gatik.ai