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Transportation logistics company Gatik announced today that it is working with motor vehicle engineering company Cummins Inc. to upgrade its fleet of autonomous medium duty trucks. Under the collaboration, Cummins will use its software to integrate its power train system to enable drive-by-wire for Gatik’s Isuzu FTR fleet with the Cummins B6.7 engine. “As we commercialize our product offerings at scale across North America, ensuring that we integrate our technology with the world’s leading Tier 1 companies is critical to meeting intensifying demand for our solution safely and quickly,” said Arjun Narang, CTO and co-founder, Gatik. “Cummins’ technological leadership in…
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Transportation logistics company Gatik earlier this month announced a multi-year commercial collaboration to transport customer orders within Kroger’s Dallas distribution network. Under the collaboration, Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will transport fresh, customer-favorite products from a Kroger Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC) in Dallas, Texas, to multiple retail locations. Gatik said its delivers goods safely and efficiently using its fleet of light and medium-duty trucks. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 customers including Kroger, Walmart, Loblaw, and Georgia-Pacifi. Gatik’s Class 3-6 autonomous box trucks are commercially deployed in multiple markets including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario. Gatik’s autonomous…
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…only partners. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Gatik today announced a multi-year collaboration to develop mobility offerings for the autonomous business-to-business, short-haul logistics industry. The companies said they intend to contribute to safer, more sustainable goods movement while reducing costs for Gatik’s customers nationwide. “The benefits of Goodyear’s tire intelligence technology are grounded in enhancing safety, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs – principles which are absolutely fundamental to Gatik’s mission and success,” stated Arjun Narang, co-founder and chief technology officer of Gatik. Founded in 2017, Gatik claimed that it established the first autonomous middle-mile logistics network in North…
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…Inc. this week announced a multi-year sales agreement with Gatik, which uses Velodyne’s lidars as a key part of the sensor suite for its autonomous vehicles (AVs). Gatik said it delivers orders safely and efficiently among micro-fulfillment centers, so-called dark stores, and retail locations in middle-mile logistics. “Velodyne’s sensor solutions have the proven performance, reliability, and resilience our AVs need to operate safely and efficiently in complex urban operational design domains,” stated Arjun Narang, co-founder and chief technology officer at Gatik. “We’re excited to be rapidly scaling our autonomous solution with the support of Velodyne’s industry-leading lidar technology.” San Jose,…
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Walmart Inc. and Gatik announced this week that Gatik has been operating autonomous trucks without a safety driver behind the wheel in a delivery route for Walmart in Bentonville, Ark. The driverless deliveries are moving customer orders between a Walmart “dark store” and a Neighborhood Market with a fleet of multi-temperature autonomous box trucks. “Through our work with Gatik, we’ve identified that autonomous box trucks offer an efficient, safe, and sustainable solution for transporting goods on repeatable routes between our stores,” said Tom Ward, senior vice president of last mile at Walmart U.S. “We’re thrilled to be working with Gatik…
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Gatik today announced that it has raised $85 million in Series B funding. The company said it plans to continue developing its technology, scale its fleet of autonomous box trucks across North America, and hire more employees. In addition, Gatik said it is expanding its operations in Texas. “With our exclusive focus on structured autonomy, we have unlocked lower costs; shorter delivery times; and sustainable, reliable capacity for our customers today,” stated Gautam Narang, co-founder and CEO of Gatik. “Our long-term partnerships with the world’s largest retailers, strategic relationships with OEMs, and fleet servicing and maintenance partners have allowed us…
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…At Innovation Endeavors, Singh led investments including those in Gatik, which is developing self-driving trucks for urban logistics, and Viaduct, a machine learning platform to empower automakers and their partners to make safer, personalized, and reliable vehicles. Singh earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science at IIT-BHU in Varanasi, India. He earned an MS in computer science from Indiana University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business./p> Robotics 24/7 recently spoke with Singh about why autonomous vehicle and robotics startups should keep their focus on success. A serial entrepreneur provides perspective How did your background prepare you for…
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…Texas with J.B. Hunt and UPS. Other autonomous trucking developers testing in Texas include Aurora and Uber Freight, TuSimple, Gatik, Kodiak Robotics, and Embark.
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…recent transactions involving autonomous trucks include FJ Dynamics Technology's $70 million Series B, Kodiak Robotics' $125 million Series B, Gatik's $85 million Series B, and DeepRoute.ai's $300 million Series B.
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…Earlier this month, Kodiak Robotics raised $125 million in Series B funding. In September, tire maker Goodyear participated in Gatik's $85 million Series B round, and medium-duty driverless truck developer DeepRoute.ai closed $300 million in Series B funding. Inceptio raised $270 million in its Series B in August. In July, Aurora Innovation announced a $1 billion SPAC merger, and in June, Embark Trucks said it expected to raise $614 million in a SPAC deal. Waymo raised $2.4 billion in funding in June as it continues to develop the Waymo Driver for autonomous vehicles ranging from ride-hailing cars to vans and…
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…population. Walmart has also invested and worked with Zipline, Gatik, Argo AI, and Cruise for autonomous deliveries. DroneUp said its airport “Hubs” house convenient on-site operations where FAA-certified flight engineers can conduct multiple and simultaneous deliveries. “Teaming up with Walmart to launch three delivery hubs marks a significant leap forward in the broader use of UAS [unmanned aerial systems] to provide last-mile consumer delivery services and supply chain efficiency options,” said Tom Walker, founder and CEO of DroneUp. “Walmart and DroneUp provide an unrivaled ability to pick, pack, and deliver via drones directly from the store to consumers offering efficiencies…
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…on autonomous trucks include TuSimple and DHL Supply Chain, Gatik and Walmart, Aurora Innovation and Uber Freight, Embark Trucks and Texas A&M, and Locomation and Wilson Logistics. Mountain View, Calif.-based Waymo Via is also working with UPS. In addition to J.B. Hunt being Waymo's first customer for self-driving trucks, the companies plan to explore innovations in autonomous driving technology and the digital marketplace. J.B. Hunt claimed that its J.B. Hunt 360° platform is an industry leader in digital freight matching and was responsible for processing 1.2 million loads in 2020. Waymo said its technology has autonomously driven over 20 million…