Gatik Driverless Middle-Mile Trucks

Gatik is an autonomous trucking company that states it was founded in Silicon Valley in 2017, with locations across California, Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Ontario in Canada. It focuses on driverless freight for retailers and consumer goods companies.

Its driverless box trucks run on public roads in Texas, Arizona and Arkansas. Partners named on the site include Isuzu, Ryder, Goodyear, ITOCHU and NVIDIA, and customers include Walmart, Kroger, Tyson Foods and PepsiCo, with a multi-year PepsiCo agreement announced in June 2026.

• Driverless middle-mile freight: Box trucks run without a driver on public roads.
• Retail and grocery focus: Routes serve retailer and grocer distribution networks.
• Multi-state operations: Driverless trucks run in Texas, Arizona and Arkansas.
• Vehicle partnership: Isuzu is listed as a vehicle partner.
• Fleet and tire services: Ryder and Goodyear are listed as partners.
• Compute platform: NVIDIA is listed as a technology partner.

Reference design for hub-to-store replenishment routes of large retail chains. Planning input for FMCG distributors studying future autonomous middle-mile logistics.

Reduces dependence on drivers for repeated middle-mile routes. Serves large retail and food supply chains with multi-year contracts. Backed by vehicle and technology partners across the truck platform.

Retailers and consumer goods firms look to automate short, repeated middle-mile hauls between distribution centers and stores. Vietnamese retail and FMCG chains with hub-and-spoke distribution face similar route patterns, though driverless regulation is not yet in place.

Founded in 2017 by Gautam Narang, Arjun Narang and Apeksha Kumavat. Series D of US$200 million led by Qatar Investment Authority in August 2026; the site also cites more than US$600 million in contracted revenue (Bloomberg, January 2026).