Self-drivingDriverless delivery box trucks
Gatik
by Gatik AI
Gatik runs medium-size self-driving box trucks on short, repeated routes, carrying goods from warehouses to stores. Some of its trucks run with no one on board. Automotive World, 26 Aug 2026
- Evidence
- Company-reported only
- Human help
- None reported
- Last milestone
- 26 Aug 2026
01Can I get it?
Yes, in places
- Where it works today
- Driverless trucks working in Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Canada (Ontario). Automotive World, 26 Aug 2026
- Published price
- No published price in our sources.
- Human help
- Gatik says its driverless trucks run with no driver or safety observer in the cab. It has not said publicly how remote staff help. FreightWaves, 27 Jan 2026
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
Cleared · sets the stage
Supermarket News, 8 Nov 2021Company-reported
Paying customers
Gatik began commercial delivery work in 2019, with safety drivers on board.
Supermarket News, 8 Nov 2021Company-reported
03Promised vs delivered
What the maker said, and when
Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.
- Said27 Jan 2026
Hundreds of driverless trucks by end of 2026
Gatik said it would grow from 10 to 60 driverless trucks within weeks, and to hundreds by the end of 2026. FreightWaves, 27 Jan 2026
Still pendingIn August 2026 Gatik described its fleet as dozens of vehicles.
04Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
On video
What it looks like, at stage 5
Videos from the maker show the robot at its best. The stage comes from the dated record above, not from what a video shows.
Gatik Raises $200M Series D
The Answer Is Yes | The Business of Autonomous Freight
Ep. 6: What the Dock Teaches You | The Business of Autonomous Freight
Ep. 5: Loblaw: Right From Day One | The Business of Autonomous Freight
Ep. 4: Between Contract and Driverless | The Business of Autonomous Freight
Ep. 3: The Truck Follows the Freight | The Business of Autonomous FreightHow we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
- 5
Regulator-cleared or mass marketThis robot
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
Placed by: Arkansas's State Highway Commission let Gatik and Walmart take the safety driver out of their trucks (Dec 2020).
- 4
Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
- 3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
- 2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
- 1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. Gatik's named retail customers beyond Walmart were not confirmed in the sources opened. Fleet counts come from the company.
Sources
- 01Automotive World, 26 Aug 2026
- 02FreightWaves, 27 Jan 2026
- 03Trucking Dive, 15 May 2024
- 04Supermarket News, 8 Nov 2021
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “Gatik (Gatik AI): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/gatik. Checked 19 October 2026.
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