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Gatik robot trucks will haul Tyson chicken, sausage and hot dogs

Breakfast sausage, hot dogs and frozen chicken breasts from Tyson Foods are beginning to move autonomously on Gatik AI trucks in Northwest Arkansas. The three-year contract could expand nationwide.

Gatik has covered a 7.1-mile route from a small warehouse to a Walmart retail store in Bentonville, Arkansas. It will serve Walmart neighbor Tyson as a third-party carrier using four Gatik trucks equipped with autonomous capability.

Gatik’s four-year project with Walmart — using driverless trucks since...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gatik-robot-trucks-will-haul-tyson-chicken-sausage-and-hot-dogs

Gatik goes driverless in Canada

Just over a year after it removed the safety driver from the driver’s seat in Arkansas, autonomous vehicle technology company Gatik has done it again — this time north of the border in Canada.

Gatik on Wednesday announced that it is now running fully driverless vehicles in Toronto with longtime partner Loblaw Companies. Gatik’s multi-temperature box trucks are transporting online grocery orders for Loblaw’s PC Express service.

“Working with Gatik, we’ve demonstrated that autonomous driving...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gatik-and-loblaw-remove-safety-driver-from-autonomous-vehicle

Chargepoint to power Gatik autonomous electric trucks

ChargePoint to provide electric charging infrastructure for Gatik vehicles

After focusing on developing its technology and building use cases, middle-mile autonomous vehicle provider Gatik is ready to develop the ancillary items needed to accelerate adoption of its technology.

Gatik announced on Monday a partnership with electric vehicle charging provider ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT) to develop a charging ecosystem for Gatik customers throughout North America. ChargePoint will provide infrastructure and consultant services, including site design and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chargepoint-to-power-gatik-autonomous-electric-trucks

2021 set the stage for ‘supersonic’ growth for Gatik

Gatik looks for supersonic growth in 2022

After a year in which it secured key supplier agreements and expanded its operations base, middle-mile autonomous vehicle provider Gatik is prepared to accelerate its growth and reach this year.

“We are going into sustainable growth,” Sam Saad, vice president of strategic initiatives at the firm, told Modern Shipper during the recent National Retail Federation Big Show in New York City.

Saad said partnerships with Isuzu, Goodyear (NASDAQ: GT), Ryder and sensor companies and the closing of an $85...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/2021-set-the-stage-for-supersonic-growth-for-gatik

Gatik fully removes the driver from its autonomous trucks

Gatik removes safety driver from self-driving truck

If you are traveling the roads in Bentonville, Arkansas, don’t be surprised if that Walmart box truck that passes you on the street appears to be driverless. It is.

Autonomous vehicle company Gatik announced Monday that it is now moving freight for Walmart in its box trucks with no one in the driver’s seat.

“This is not a one-off thing. This is not a demo. This is us doing commercial deliveries for Walmart,” Gautam Narang, CEO and co-founder of Gatik, told Modern Shipper. “Obviously the team is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gatik-fully-removes-the-driver-from-its-autonomous-trucks

AV company Gatik taps Goodyear for intelligent tire technology

When middle-mile autonomous vehicle company Gatik closed an $85 million Series B funding round last month, the announcement came with the news that “several strategic investors” had participated in the round.

On Tuesday, Gatik revealed that Goodyear Ventures, Goodyear’s (NASDAQ: GT) venture capital fund, participated in the new funding round and announced it would collaborate with the tire maker as it develops its autonomous middle-mile vehicle. The size of the investment was not specified.

“Gatik...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/av-company-gatik-taps-goodyear-for-intelligent-tire-technology

Gatik, Isuzu to partner on autonomous truck platform

Truck manufacturer Isuzu North America and autonomous vehicle startup Gatik will collaborate on a fully autonomous medium-duty truck, the companies announced Tuesday.

The collaboration will see Gatik install its autonomous driving technology into Isuzu N-Series truck models to create a Level 4 self-driving vehicle. The first test vehicles are expected to be deployed later this year.

“By bringing these two teams together, we can create segment-changing technology while positioning Gatik to safely...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/gatik-isuzu-to-partner-on-autonomous-truck-platform

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