What it sells
Self-driving trucks.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedLogistics/supply-chain leaders at large retailers, grocers and food/CPG shippers (inferred from PepsiCo and Walmart deployments).
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
UnverifiedDriver shortage and cost pressure on daily short-haul freight lanes; PepsiCo driverless deployment announced June 2026.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Shipper gives recurring middle-mile lanes; Gatik trucks run scheduled driverless trips (live ops board shows truck start/end, stops, on-time status) with unloading at stops.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Operates the autonomous freight network as a service ('the business of autonomous freight'); raised $200M Series D (Aug 2026) led by Qatar Investment Authority.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | — | $200M | — | news.google.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.