Autonomous trucking startup Gatik says it has moved driverless freight out of pilot programs and into regular, revenue-generating operations.
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The company is now operating fully autonomous freight routes with no driver or safety observer on board, completing daily deliveries for Fortune 50 retailers across multiple U.S. markets. Gatik says those operations are backed by $600 million in contracted revenue, a sign that major shippers are ready to rely on the technology at scale.
According to Gatik, its freight-only operations began in mid-2025 and have since completed more than 60,000 fully driverless deliveries without incident. The company has logged over 10,000 driverless miles and more than 2,000 hours of autonomous operation on public roads, including highways and surface streets.
“Autonomous trucking is no longer a promise. It’s a business,” said Gautam Narang, CEO and Co-Founder of Gatik. “With more than $600 million in contracted revenue, Gatik has proved that autonomous trucking is not only possible but commercially viable.”
Gatik’s trucks are currently operating in regions including Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, Nebraska, and Ontario, Canada, with a heavy concentration in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, the Phoenix metro region, and Northwest Arkansas. The company’s 26- and 30-foot trucks run nearly around the clock, moving ambient, refrigerated, and frozen goods between distribution centers and retail stores.
The focus is on short-haul and middle-mile routes, where repeatable lanes and predictable schedules make automation easier to deploy. Gatik says those routes help retailers increase delivery frequency and keep shelves stocked without adding pressure to already tight driver pools.
The company says it completed independent safety reviews and worked with state and federal regulators before launching fully driverless operations, including briefings with agencies such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
How this fits into the broader autonomous trucking push
Autonomous freight didn’t show up overnight. Companies across the industry have been testing self-driving trucks for years, mostly through pilots and limited runs. Aurora Innovation, for example, has already deployed driverless trucks in Texas, hauling freight between Dallas and Houston.
For retailers and consumer brands, moves like this show where things could be headed. Middle-mile freight has become one of the hardest parts of the supply chain to manage, especially with higher costs and fewer drivers available.
If autonomous trucks can handle the same routes day after day at this scale, it gives shippers another way to move freight more often and with more predictability, without leaning entirely on traditional driver models. Gatik says it plans to expand into additional U.S. markets as demand increases.
