# Gatik

> Gatik runs autonomous medium-duty trucks for repeatable regional freight trips between distribution centers, warehouses, and stores. Its Autonomous Transportation as a Service model serves large retailers and consumer brands, including Walmart, Loblaw, Kroger, Tyson Foods, and PepsiCo. Founded in 2017, it moved from a tightly bounded Walmart route to daily driverless commercial operations in several U.S. states and Canada.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Mountain View, United States
- **Founders:** Gautam Narang (CEO and co-founder), Arjun Narang (CTO and co-founder), Apeksha Kumavat (Chief Engineer and co-founder)
- **Products:** Autonomous Transportation as a Service, Gatik Driver, Gatik Arena
- **Notable:** Removed the safety driver from a recurring Walmart commercial route in Arkansas in 2021., Launched fully driverless commercial deliveries for Loblaw in Ontario in 2022., Reported 85,000 completed fully driverless orders and 99% on-time delivery in August 2026.

## Products & services

- **Autonomous Transportation as a Service** — Commercial driverless freight service on regional routes between distribution centers, warehouses, and stores.
- **Gatik Driver** — Integrated Level 4 autonomous driving system combining AI software and vehicle hardware for freight operations.
- **Gatik Arena** — Internal closed-loop simulation platform for training and validating autonomous driving in realistic and rare scenarios.

## Achievements

- Removed the safety driver from a recurring Walmart commercial route in Arkansas in 2021.
- Launched fully driverless commercial deliveries for Loblaw in Ontario in 2022.
- Reported 85,000 completed fully driverless orders and 99% on-time delivery in August 2026.
- Gatik Driver was named to TIME’s 2025 Best Inventions list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Raised $200 million in Series D funding led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies; reported 85,000 fully driverless orders and 99% on-time delivery.
- **2026-06** — PepsiCo announced a multi-year regional autonomous freight agreement covering operations in Texas, Arizona, and Arkansas.
- **2026-03** — Joined NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab.
- **2026-01** — Announced daily fully driverless commercial service in Texas, Arkansas, and Arizona and more than $600 million in contracted revenue.
- **2025-09** — Announced a five-year Loblaw expansion aiming for 50 autonomous trucks in the Greater Toronto Area.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gatik.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gatik_ai/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Gatik_AI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gatik_ai
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gatik_ai/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gatik.official

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Last updated: 2026-09-29