{"slug": "gatik-brings-in-200m-to-continue-expanding-autonomous-trucking-operations", "title": "Gatik brings in $200M to continue expanding autonomous trucking operations", "summary": "Gatik AI Inc. has raised $200 million in Series D funding to expand its driverless commercial freight operations across Fortune 50 retail, consumer packaged goods, and grocery supply chains. The company, which has more than $600 million in contracted revenue and has completed 85,000 fully driverless orders with 99% on-time delivery, plans to grow its fleet from dozens to thousands of trucks. The round was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from Millennium Management, ARK Invest, and Intact Private Capital.", "body_md": "Gatik AI Inc. yesterday said it has raised $200 million in Series D funding. The company said it plans to use the investment to accelerate driverless commercial freight across Fortune 50 retail, consumer packaged goods, and grocery supply chains.\n\nMountain View, Calif.-based Gatik said its [AI](https://www.therobotreport.com/category/design-development/ai-cognition/)-first autonomous vehicle ([AV](https://www.therobotreport.com/category/robots-platforms/self-driving-vehicles/)) technology is purpose-built for use across highways and surface streets. Its [autonomous trucks](https://www.therobotreport.com/tag/autonomous-trucking) use dynamic routes to help customers respond to changing demand, distribution center activity, and pickup and drop-off needs across commercial networks.\n\n“This round, led by some of the world’s leading financial institutions, is a clear validation of Gatik’s commercial leadership in autonomous freight,” stated Gautam Narang, co-founder and CEO of Gatik. “We have built Gatik with real revenue, deep customer demand, and AI-driven autonomous technology proven every day in live supply chains. This round gives us the capital to scale with speed and discipline, serve the world’s largest companies, and define the future of autonomous freight.”\n\n## Gatik autonomous truck fleet is growing\n\nGatik said it has more than $600 million in contracted revenue, completed 85,000 fully driverless orders, and 99% on-time delivery across its operations. With dozens of driverless trucks already operating today across North America, the [company](https://www.automatedwarehouseonline.com/tag/gatik/) plans to expand to thousands in the years ahead.\n\nThe company’s [trucks](https://archive.gatik.ai/) move goods across high-frequency regional networks between [distribution centers](https://www.automatedwarehouseonline.com/category/distribution-center/) and stores. It said this gives customers a reliable way to add capacity, improve service levels, and keep products moving.\n\nIn June, Gatik said it has [expanded](https://www.therobotreport.com/gatik-brings-autonomous-freight-pepsico-north-american-supply-chain/) its multi-year strategic partnership with PepsiCo. The company’s first deployment with PepsiCo was in 2022.\n\nGatik has already conducted operations for PepsiCo across Texas, Arizona, and Arkansas. The new partnership focuses on PepsiCo’s regional transportation networks, where Gatik moves products daily from site to site.\n\n## Funding to put more self-driving trucks on regional routes\n\nQatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) led Gatik’s Series D round. Millennium Management, ARK Invest, Intact Private Capital and others also participated.\n\n“We’ve long believed autonomous freight has the potential to improve the efficiency and reliability of supply chains,” said Byron Knight, president of Koch Disruptive Technologies. “What we’re seeing today is autonomy moving beyond a promising technology into real-world commercial operations. Gatik has demonstrated a practical approach to that transition, and we look forward to supporting the company’s continued growth.”\n\nGatik said the latest funding will help expand its model built around high-frequency regional routes that connect distribution centers and stores. These routes are time-sensitive, operationally complex, and essential to keeping shelves stocked as customer expectations shift toward faster, more predictable access to everyday products, noted the company.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gatik-brings-in-200m-to-continue-expanding-autonomous-trucking-operations", "canonical_source": "https://www.therobotreport.com/gatik-brings-in-200m-to-continue-expanding-autonomous-trucking-operations/", "published_at": "2026-08-26 16:59:15+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-26 17:13:42.457234+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["autonomous-vehicles", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Gatik AI Inc.", "Qatar Investment Authority", "Koch Disruptive Technologies", "Millennium Management", "ARK Invest", "Intact Private Capital", "PepsiCo", "Gautam Narang"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gatik-brings-in-200m-to-continue-expanding-autonomous-trucking-operations", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gatik-brings-in-200m-to-continue-expanding-autonomous-trucking-operations.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gatik-brings-in-200m-to-continue-expanding-autonomous-trucking-operations.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gatik-brings-in-200m-to-continue-expanding-autonomous-trucking-operations.jsonld"}}