Gatik

Gatik runs driverless box trucks that carry freight for large retailers and grocers. The company says its trucks move goods between distribution centers and stores every day across North America, and its site calls this the business of autonomous freight. Its customers include Fortune 50 retailers and grocers. Gatik also publishes live trip data from its operations, refreshed every three hours, so visitors can follow the trucks at work.

Driverless routes

Gatik's trucks run on public roads with no one at the wheel. The site gives one example: a 26,000-pound box truck loaded with snack products that leaves a distribution center for a store about four miles away. The company says its driverless trucks already run routes across Texas, Arizona and Arkansas. A multi-year agreement with PepsiCo is described as bringing driverless trucks into one of the largest food and beverage supply chains in the country.

Operations and growth

Press coverage quoted on the site, including reporting from the Wall Street Journal, describes Gatik's driverless trucks as running at scale on public roads. A recent Series D round is said to back driverless freight networks in the United States and Canada, with the Qatar Investment Authority named as lead investor. The company's chief executive, Gautam Narang, is quoted by Forbes saying the fleet would grow from fewer than a dozen driverless units to hundreds of box trucks by the end of the year.

Key facts

• Based in: United States
• Markets: Retailers and grocers in Texas, Arizona and Arkansas, with routes across the United States and Canada