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Gatik, the leader in autonomous trucking, today announced $200 million in financing as demand accelerates for driverless commercial freight across Fortune 50 retail, grocery and CPG supply chains. The Series D round was led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), with participation from Millennium Management, ARK Invest, Intact Private Capital and others.

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, today announced the appointment of its first Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Legal Officer (CLO), marking a significant milestone in the company’s growth. This comes as Gatik prepares to launch Freight-Only (driverless) operations at scale later this year with multiple customers, ushering in the era of autonomous trucking.

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, today announced it will develop and deploy NVIDIA DRIVE AGX in-vehicle compute architecture across its fleet of class 6 and class 7 Freight-Only (driverless) vehicles. This collaboration will accelerate the deployment of Level 4 autonomous trucks at scale across new markets for Gatik’s Fortune 500 customers including Walmart, Kroger and Tyson Foods.

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced the appointment of Clint Kneip as Head of First Responder Engagement. In this new role, Kneip will lead the development of relationships between Gatik and first responder agencies, focusing on the company’s First Responder Interaction Protocol (FRIP) for Freight-Only operations, ultimately supporting Gatik's mission to ensure safe and compliant operations of its autonomous freight vehicles across the United States. His extensive experience overseeing safety protocols and collaborating with national safety entities will be instrumental as Gatik expands its operations and scales Freight-Only deployments, reinforcing the company’s dedication to safe, compliant, and community-focused autonomous logistics.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced the appointment of Aleksandr Petiushko as head of the Gatik AI Research Group. Petiushko will lead Gatik's ambitious research agenda to advance autonomous transportation technologies by addressing the industry's most complex challenges through sophisticated AI research that seamlessly integrates robust academic methodologies with scalable industrial applications.

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, today announced a strategic investment from NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. (NX Group), a global logistics leader. This investment will further strengthen Gatik’s position in the North American logistics landscape, accelerating the deployment of its autonomous technology across the region.

ITOCHU Corporation, one of Japan’s largest general trading and investment companies, and Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced a strategic partnership and investment from ITOCHU in Gatik to accelerate the deployment and scaling of Gatik's autonomous delivery network across North America. This collaboration aims to further transform the B2B middle-mile logistics sector by leveraging Gatik's proven autonomous vehicle technology and ITOCHU Corporation's extensive automotive resources and expertise.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced the appointment of Philip Reinckens to the position of Senior Vice President of Commercialization and Operations. This key hire reinforces Gatik’s commitment to safely scaling its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) business and deploying autonomous trucks commercially on highways and urban environments for its Fortune 500 customers.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, a leader in connected mobility, and Gatik (Gatik AI, Inc.), the leader in autonomous middle mile B2B logistics, announced the expansion of the industry’s first, successful integration of tire intelligence technology into an autonomous driving system.

In a significant step forward for autonomous B2B logistics, Gatik AI Inc. (Gatik) and The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced the successful launch of the companies’ multi-year commercial collaboration, which sees Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks transporting fresh, customer-favorite products from Kroger’s state-of-the-art Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC) in Dallas, Texas, to multiple retail locations.

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, announced today that the company has been named on Fast Company’s prestigious Next Big Things in Tech list in the Robotics and Automation category. Gatik provides safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of goods for the nation’s largest grocers, retailers, distributors, e-commerce platforms, and CPG companies, including Kroger, Walmart, Loblaw and Tyson Foods.

Automotive News has named Arjun Narang, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Gatik, a 2023 Rising Star. The prestigious award recognizes innovative and influential leaders in the automotive space who are making significant, industry-defining contributions.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced a multi-year commercial collaboration to transport customer orders within Kroger’s Dallas distribution network.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Gatik was selected in the transportation category for its outstanding contributions to the sector in the past 12 months: increasing delivery frequency for multiple Fortune 50 customers, establishing reliability and speed across the supply chain’s middle mile and shaping the future of a sustainable, responsible logistics ecosystem.

Gatik has been named by TIME as a Best Invention of 2022 on its prestigious annual list. The company was selected for its long-term commercial partnership with Walmart (NYSE: WMT) in Bentonville, Arkansas where it moves customer orders between a warehouse and a Neighborhood Market in its fleet of fully driverless box trucks. The milestone represents the first time that an autonomous trucking company has removed the safety driver from a middle mile commercial delivery route anywhere in the world.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics has been named to the prestigious FreightTech 25 list which honors innovation and disruption within the freight industry. The annual list, first launched in 2019, is compiled by FreightWaves, the world's leading supply chain intelligence platform.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, is proud to announce that the company’s CEO and Co-founder, Gautam Narang, has been named by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2022.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced the launch of its fully driverless commercial operations with Canada’s leading food and pharmacy retailer, Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L, “Loblaw”). Gatik is now moving select online grocery orders, for Loblaw’s PC Express service, with a fleet of multi-temperature autonomous box trucks.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today revealed details of an extensive third-party safety assessment undertaken prior to deploying the first ever fully driverless commercial operations in Canada. The safety assessment was commissioned by Canada’s leading food and pharmacy retailer, Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L, “Loblaw”).

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics is proud to announce that the company’s Co-founder and Chief Engineer, Apeksha Kumavat has made Inc.’s 2022 Female Founders 100 List. This accomplishment comes hot on the heels of Kumavat being named to the 2022 Automotive News Rising Stars list and being named one of Silicon Valley Business Journal's 40 under 40.

Gatik announced today that it will collaborate with Cummins Inc. to facilitate the integration of Gatik's autonomous driving system with Cummins’ advanced powertrain solution in Gatik’s fleet of medium-duty trucks. Cummins delivers powertrain solutions that provide leading performance and fuel economy through the integration of hardware and software. Gatik is the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial delivery service with Walmart.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced a multi-year commercial agreement with Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI), a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services to more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500. Under the agreement, Gatik will integrate its class 6 autonomous box trucks into the Pitney Bowes ecommerce logistics network in the Dallas, Texas market beginning in Q1, 2023.

Gatik, the market leader in middle mile logistics, today announced a multi-year commercial partnership with Georgia-Pacific, one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp and paper-based packaging, and KBX, the transportation arm for Koch Industries and an independent Koch company. Under the partnership, Gatik will automate part of the Georgia-Pacific-KBX on-road transportation network in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, delivering goods round the clock, 7 days a week across a network of 34 Sam's Club locations.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced that it will be expanding operations to Kansas following the signing of Senate Bill 313 into law by Governor Laura Kelly. The law enables the deployment of fully autonomous trucks on public roads in the state, paving the way for enhanced road safety, increased product flow, lower costs and higher asset utilization on the supply chain.

Gatik CEO Gautam Narang, and Gatik CTO Arjun Narang both spoke at FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain event this week in Rogers, Arkansas, providing leadership insights on Gatik’s journey, long-term commercial partnerships, and the company’s approach to the development of autonomous technology purpose-built for B2B short-haul logistics.

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, was recognized today on Fast Company's World Changing Ideas 2022 list, in the Transportation category, for becoming the first autonomous trucking company worldwide to operate fully driverless, middle mile commercial deliveries. Gatik’s fully driverless solution for B2B short-haul logistics delivers on the promises of autonomy today: enabling real-time access to goods, establishing reliability and speed across the supply chain’s middle mile and contributing to a sustainable, responsible logistics ecosystem.

Gatik, the market leader in middle mile logistics, today announced that CTO and Co-founder Arjun Narang has been named one of Business Insider’s Self-Driving Power Players of 2022. The annual award showcases the autonomous vehicle industry’s most influential leaders who are redefining the sector, developing the next generation of autonomous technology and building industry-changing companies.

Automotive News has named Gautam Narang, CEO and co-founder, Gatik a 2021 Automotive News All-Star in the Mobility category. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding leaders from the automotive industry who have made industry-defining contributions in their field.

Gatik and Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced today that Gatik is operating daily without a safety driver behind the wheel on its delivery route for Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas, moving customer orders between a Walmart dark store and a Neighborhood Market in its fleet of multi-temperature autonomous box trucks.