Gatik raises $200M for autonomous middle-mile trucking, locks in $600M contracts
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-09-01
Self-driving truck startup Gatik AI raised $200M led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies. The company operates 41 fully driverless box trucks moving Frito-Lay products for PepsiCo across Dallas, Phoenix, and Arkansas, with $600M in contracted revenue secured. Gatik targeted the middle-mile niche—dynamic routes up to 400 miles—which others avoided in favor of robotaxis or long-haul trucking.
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