Gatik Explained

Gatik
Type:Private
Industry:Vehicular automation, delivery
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Founder:Gautam Narang
Arjun Narang
Apeksha Kumavat
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Hq Location City:Mountain View, California
Hq Location Country:United States
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Key People:Gautam Narang (CEO)
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Gatik is an autonomous trucking and delivery company that operates in the United States and Canada.[1] The company creates Level 4 autonomous trucking technology for vehicles making middle mile commercial deliveries.[2] [3] [4]

History

Gatik was established in 2017 by Gautam Narang,[5] Arjun Narang,[6] and Apeksha Kumavat.[7] Around this time, Texas passed a law allowing autonomous vehicles to drive on its roads and highways.[3] Gatik is currently headquartered in Mountain View, California and has offices in Arkansas, Fort Worth, Texas and Toronto, Ontario.[8] [9]

The company operated in stealth mode for the first two years to develop its technology.[10] [11] In 2019, it partnered with Walmart, as it launched automated grocery delivery trucks at the retailer's Bentonville, Arkansas location.[12] [13] [14] By November 2021, Gatik was operating 21 vehicles.[15] [16]

In January 2020 Gatik deployed Canada's first autonomous delivery fleet with supermarket chain Loblaw in Ontario, Canada.[17]

The company began making grocery deliveries for PC Express in Brampton, Ontario on a 13-mile route as of October 5, 2022.[18] [19] The deliveries were made using autonomous trucks with no safety driver behind the steering wheel.[20] Gatik is now used by Kroger and Tyson Foods for this purpose.[21] [22] [23]

Technology

Gatik focuses on medium-distance deliveries, known as the middle mile, using Level 4 autonomous trucks to transport groceries and other goods between distribution centers, micro-fulfillment centers and retail locations.[24] [25] [26] Gatik's Level 4 autonomous trucks operate without a safety driver on repeated routes.[27] [28]

The company began making its first deliveries using Ford Transit vans integrated with Gatik's autonomous technology.[29] Gatik introduced an electric version of its Ford Transit delivery truck in February 2021, which was developed together with electric vehicle manufacturer VIA Motors.[30]

In April 2021, Gatik partnered with Isuzu to develop an autonomous medium-duty truck.[31] Gatik integrated its autonomous trucking technology into the Isuzu N-Series truck.[32]

Starting in 2022, Cummins has also worked with Gatik to integrate the company's autonomous vehicle technology into Cummins' powertrain software, enabling the use of drive by wire in autonomous vehicles.[33] The companies installed the technology into Isuzu FTR box trucks.

In 2024, Gatik's trucks started to use data-collecting tires from Goodyear.[34]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bellan . Rebecca . Goodyear, Gatik say tire tech is key to bringing AVs to winter climates . . January 4, 2023.
  2. Web site: Templeton . Brad . Meet Gatik, Which May Be The Leader In Self-Driving Trucks By Attacking The Middle Mile . . en.
  3. Web site: Kimble . Megan . Can a ‘Smart Highway’ in Texas Pave the Way to Self-Driving? . March 25, 2024.
  4. Web site: Krisher . Tom . Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads . . April 29, 2024.
  5. News: Ohnsman. Alan. Robotruck Startup Gatik Making Delivery Runs For Walmart Without Humans At The Wheel. Forbes. 2023-04-10. 2021-11-08.
  6. News: Magill. Kate. Gatik signals start of 'hyper-growth' phase with EV partnership. Transport Dive. 2023-05-04. 2022-04-01.
  7. Web site: Taube. David. Gatik launches fully driverless autonomous routes in Canada. Transport Dive. 2023-05-04. 2022-10-07.
  8. Web site: Garsten . Ed . Gatik Goes Driverless In Canada For Grocery Giant Loblaws . . en . October 5, 2022.
  9. Web site: Garsten . Ed . Isuzu Invests $30 Million In Gatik To Produce Human-Free Robotrucks . Forbes . en . May 14, 2024.
  10. News: Wiggers. Kyle. Self-driving car startup Gatik emerges from stealth with $4.5 million in seed funding and Walmart partnership. VentureBeat. 2023-04-24. 2019-06-06.
  11. News: Ohnsman. Alan. Robotruck Startup Gatik Making Delivery Runs For Walmart Without Humans At The Wheel. Forbes. 2023-04-10. 2021-11-08.
  12. News: Ohnsman. Alan. Robotruck Startup Gatik Making Delivery Runs For Walmart Without Humans At The Wheel. Forbes. 2023-04-10. 2021-11-08.
  13. Web site: Korosec. Kirsten. Self-driving delivery van startup Gatik AI comes out of stealth with Walmart partnership. TechCrunch. 2023-04-10. 2019-06-06.
  14. News: Cain. Áine. Walmart looks to expand its futuristic delivery capabilities with a new driverless truck trial in its home state of Arkansas. Business Insider. 2023-04-13. 2020-12-15.
  15. Web site: Holland . Frank . Walmart is using fully driverless trucks to ramp up its online grocery business . CNBC . en . November 8, 2021.
  16. News: Korosec. Kirsten. Gatik's self-driving trucks are now making driverless deliveries for Walmart in Arkansas. TechCrunch. 2023-06-29. 2021-11-08.
  17. Web site: Simpson . Meagan . In Canadian first, Gatik and Loblaw take safety drivers out of autonomous delivery trucks . BetaKit . October 5, 2022.
  18. News: Garsten. Ed. Gatik Goes Driverless In Canada For Grocery Giant Loblaws. Forbes. 2023-04-17. 2022-10-05.
  19. News: Simpson. Meagan. In Canadian first, Gatik and Loblaw take safety drivers out of autonomous delivery trucks. 2023-04-17. 2022-10-05.
  20. News: Lee. Heidi. Loblaw launches driverless trucks for PC Express food delivery – National . Globalnews. 2023-05-10. 2022-10-05.
  21. Web site: Case . Brendan . Driverless-Truck Deliveries to Start at Kroger’s Dallas Stores . . March 15, 2023.
  22. Web site: Morris . Chris . Your groceries will get stocked by robots and delivered by self-driving trucks (if you shop with Kroger) . . en . March 15, 2023.
  23. Web site: Sparkman . Worth . Tyson Foods readies for driverless roads . Axios . September 6, 2023.
  24. News: Crowe. Steve. Gatik turns right on middle-mile approach to autonomy. The Robot Report. 2023-04-20. 2020-05-08.
  25. News: Korosec. Kirsten. Gatik adds autonomous box trucks to its 'middle mile' game plan. TechCrunch. 2023-04-20. 2020-05-06.
  26. News: Lawrence. Cate. The middle-mile delivery challenge isn't sexy, but autonomous trucks can fix it. TNW. 2023-04-20. 2022-05-05.
  27. News: Ramey. Jay. Gatik Brings Autonomous Delivery Trucks to Kansas. Autoweek. 2023-04-18. 2022-05-20.
  28. News: Crowe. Steve. Gatik autonomous box trucks hit new milestone with Walmart. The Robot Report. 2023-04-18. 2021-11-09.
  29. News: Wiggers. Kyle. Gatik to winterize self-driving box trucks through partnership with Ontario government. VentureBeat. 2023-04-19. 2021-03-02.
  30. News: Albrecht. Chris. Gatik Debuts Electric Version of its Autonomous Middle-Mile Delivery Truck. The Spoon. 2023-04-19. 2021-02-17.
  31. News: Straight. Brian. Gatik, Isuzu to partner on autonomous truck platform. FreightWaves. 2023-04-13. 2021-04-06.
  32. News: Lee. Jane Lanhee. Silicon Valley self-driving startup Gatik works with Isuzu to build delivery trucks. Reuters. 2023-04-13. 2021-04-06.
  33. News: Straight. Brian. Cummins to integrate Gatik's autonomous driving tech into advanced powertrain. FreightWaves. 2023-04-19. 2022-08-23.
  34. Web site: Root . Al . Self-Driving Trucks and Smart Tires Are a Good Deal for Goodyear . . January 9, 2024.

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