Gatik
[PRIVATE]Robotaxis · HQ: Mountain View, California · Est. 2017 · 2 models registered · 12 deployments
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Gatik: 2 models, 12 deployments across 5 regions, $85.0M raised. 16 sources back the record.
Ownership
PRIVATE
Capital / Funding
$85M
Headquarters
Mountain View, California
IP / Patents
4 Active
Platform Models
2
Audited Incidents
0
Overview
American autonomous middle-mile trucking company (founded 2017 by Gautam Narang, Arjun Narang, and Apeksha Kumavat). Runs L4 autonomous Class 6/7 box trucks on fixed, repeatable short-haul routes for retail and grocery. Achieved a world-first fully driverless (no safety driver) middle-mile delivery for Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2021; driverless-at-scale has been ramping since mid-2025 at still-modest cumulative volume, atop a larger safety-driver-supervised commercial footprint dating to 2019.
Clean safety record across 13 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $285M raised and recent funding activity. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
- AV
Key Facts
Claims & Reality Assessment
Audited Corporate Claims Ledger
- [VERIFIED]TimelineClaimed: Feb 1, 2026
“"The Wall Street Journal confirms Gatik's driverless trucks are running at scale on public roads for PepsiCo" (June 2026). Gatik has been driverless since 2020 with Walmart in Arkansas. The claim is verified — Gatik is already fully driverless on public roads. https://gatik.ai/”
- [VERIFIED]CapacityClaimed: Jan 1, 2024
“The Robot Report confirmed operational metrics. 4-6 trips/day, 7.1 mile route, driverless. These are specific, measurable, and verified.”
- [VERIFIED]CustomerClaimed: Nov 1, 2021
“Walmart confirmed driverless operation in Bentonville, Arkansas. Gatik was the first to achieve fully driverless autonomous trucking. Later expanded to PepsiCo. https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2020/12/15/walmart-and-gatik-go-driverless-in-arkansas”
Safety & Regulatory Posture
No incidents on record for Gatik.
Evidentiary Regulatory Filings & Recalls
- Jan 1, 2023, 12:00 PM UTCother[granted]other
Leadership & Founders
Current Program Leadership & Executives
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CTO
Co-founder & Chief Engineer
Founding Team
cofounder · founded 2019-01-01
cofounder · founded 2019-01-01
cofounder · founded 2019-01-01
Partnerships & Commercial Deployments
Key Recurring Partners
Recent Verified Partnerships
- Gatik x PepsiCo Driverless FreightJun 15, 2026
MOST RECENT · Gatik x PepsiCo Driverless Freight · 2026-06-15 · with PepsiCo · OPERATING · PepsiCo x Gatik autonomous freight · 2026-06-15 · with PepsiCo · OPERATING · Gatik x PepsiCo · 2026-06-08 · with PepsiCo · OPERATING · Gatik x Loblaw autonomous truck deployment · 2026-05-27 · with Loblaw · OPERATING · Gatik x Loblaw autonomous truck deployment Canada · 2025-09-28 · with Loblaw · OPERATING
Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators
Patents & Intellectual Property
- Filed: May 10, 2018Granted: Aug 20, 2024
- Filed: Dec 20, 2024Granted: Sep 9, 2025
- Filed: Jun 5, 2020Granted: Jun 15, 2021
- Filed: Jun 5, 2020Granted: Oct 26, 2021
Platform Models
Deployments
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at Texas[OPERATIONAL]
Texas · Jan 1, 2021
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at Toronto[OPERATIONAL]
Toronto · Jan 1, 2022
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at Texas[OPERATIONAL]
Texas · Mar 1, 2023
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at Arkansas[OPERATIONAL]
Arkansas · Sep 1, 2023
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at Arkansas[OPERATIONAL]
Arkansas · Nov 8, 2021
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at Greater Toronto Area, Canada (Loblaw 50 trucks)[OPERATIONAL]
Greater Toronto Area, Canada (Loblaw 50 trucks) · Jan 1, 2026
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2026
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2026
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at Canada[OPERATIONAL]
Canada · Jan 1, 2026
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at United States (multiple hotel chains)[SCALED]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jan 1, 2026
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at Greater Toronto Area, Canada (Loblaw 50 trucks)[OPERATIONAL]
Greater Toronto Area, Canada (Loblaw 50 trucks) · Jan 1, 2026
- Gatik Autonomous Box Truck at Dallas, Texas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Dallas, Texas, USA · Aug 25, 2026
Autonomy Stacks & Software
- Gatik DriverAutonomy Brain
Sectors & Applications
FAQ
What is Gatik?
American autonomous middle-mile trucking company (founded 2017 by Gautam Narang, Arjun Narang, and Apeksha Kumavat). Runs L4 autonomous Class 6/7 box trucks on fixed, repeatable short-haul routes for retail and grocery. Achieved a world-first fully driverless (no safety driver) middle-mile delivery for Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2021; driverless-at-scale has been ramping since mid-2025 at still-modest cumulative volume, atop a larger safety-driver-supervised commercial footprint dating to 2019.
What does Gatik make?
Gatik has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Gatik Autonomous Drive, Gatik Autonomous Box Truck (Gatik builds physical robots).
Is Gatik publicly traded?
No. Gatik is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
Who competes with Gatik?
On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Gatik building in the same form factors include Tesla, Waymo, Aurora Innovation, Nuro.
Who is the CEO of Gatik?
Gautam Narang is the ceo of Gatik, per the DEPLOY registry.
How can I invest in Gatik?
Gatik is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $85M in disclosed funding.
Where is Gatik headquartered?
Gatik is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA.
How much funding has Gatik raised?
Gatik has raised approximately $85M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
Who owns Gatik?
Gatik is privately held and venture-backed ($85M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
Where does Gatik operate robots?
Gatik operates 12 verified deployments, including at Greater Toronto Area, Canada (Loblaw 50 trucks), United States, Canada.
How many robots has Gatik deployed?
DEPLOY has 12 verified Gatik deployments on record at sites including Greater Toronto Area, Canada (Loblaw 50 trucks), United States, Canada. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.
Is Gatik a top robotics company?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Gatik ranks in roughly the top under 1% of companies tracked by the registry.
When was Gatik founded?
Gatik was founded in 2017.
Is Gatik safe?
Gatik has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.