Autonomous trucking company Gatik has secured $200 million in Series D funding to expand its driverless freight fleet and commercial operations across North America.
Key facts
- •Gatik has secured $200 million in Series D funding to expand its driverless freight operations.
- •The company reports over $600 million in contracted revenue and 85,000 completed driverless orders.
- •Gatik aims to increase its fleet to more than 100 driverless trucks by the end of 2026.
- •A partnership with PepsiCo involves 41 autonomous trucks moving Frito-Lay products in three states.
- •Gatik and Loblaw have a five-year agreement to deploy 50 autonomous trucks in the Greater Toronto Area.
- •Isuzu Motors invested $30 million in Gatik in 2024 to co-develop autonomous vehicle chassis.
Gatik, a company specializing in autonomous middle-mile freight, has raised $200 million in Series D funding led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies. The company plans to use the capital to scale its fleet of driverless trucks and expand its commercial operations across North America. Gatik currently operates in Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, and Canada, with plans to grow its fleet to thousands of vehicles in the coming years.
By the numbers
Operational Scale and Technology
Gatik reports having completed 85,000 fully driverless orders with a 99% on-time delivery rate. Its proprietary AI system, Gatik Driver, enables Level 4 autonomous operations on regional routes that include both highways and surface streets. The company focuses on middle-mile logistics, moving goods between distribution centers and retail locations rather than directly to consumers.
Partnerships and Expansion
The company has established significant commercial agreements with major retailers and distributors. In June 2026, Gatik signed a multi-year deal with PepsiCo to deploy 41 autonomous box trucks for Frito-Lay product deliveries in Texas, Arizona, and Arkansas. Additionally, Gatik is working with Loblaw in Canada under a five-year agreement that aims to deploy 50 autonomous trucks across the Greater Toronto Area by the end of 2026.
Development and Hardware
To support its growth, Gatik utilizes a simulation platform called Arena, which uses Nvidia Cosmos models to generate synthetic data for testing autonomous driving behaviors. The company also partners with Isuzu Motors to develop a redundant chassis for Level 4 autonomous vehicles, with mass production targeted for 2027. Gatik currently integrates Nvidia DRIVE AGX hardware into its Class 6 and 7 trucks for real-time sensor data processing.
Timeline
- 2020Gatik and Loblaw announced their initial autonomous fleet in Toronto.
- 2022Gatik removed safety drivers from commercial routes for Loblaw and began its first deployment with PepsiCo.
- 2024Isuzu Motors invested $30 million in Gatik to develop Level 4 autonomous vehicles.
- March 2025Nvidia announced Gatik was integrating DRIVE AGX into its autonomous trucks.
- July 2025Gatik introduced Arena, an internally developed simulation platform.
- September 2025Gatik and Loblaw signed a five-year agreement for 50 autonomous trucks.
- June 2026Gatik signed a multi-year agreement with PepsiCo for autonomous freight deployment.
- 2027Isuzu and Gatik are targeting mass production of their jointly developed chassis.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Artificial Intelligence News.
