Gatik, a market player in autonomous middle mile logistics, was recognized 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, the firm said in a statement
Now in its sixth year, the World Changing Ideas Awards showcase companies committed to supporting the growth of positive social innovation. Gatik was selected by a panel of eminent Fast Company editors and reporters who hand-picked companies from a pool of close to 3,000 entries across transportation, education, food, politics, technology, health, social justice, and more. The 2022 awards feature entries from across the globe.
“Since founding the company, our mission at Gatik has been to develop a solution to address the most acute pain points on the supply chain, so retailers can maximize the efficiency of their logistics operations and serve their customers with speed and reliability,” said Gautam Narang, CEO and co-founder, Gatik.
“We are honored to be recognized by Fast Company on this prestigious list alongside other leading companies in the mobility and logistics sectors pursuing innovation that will significantly impact today’s society.”
“We are consistently inspired by the novelty and creativity that people are applying to solve some of our society’s most pressing problems, from shelter to the climate crisis. Fast Company relishes its role in amplifying important, innovative work to address big challenges,” said David Lidsky, interim editor-in-chief of Fast Company.
“Our journalists have identified some of the most ingenious initiatives to launch since the start of 2021, which we hope will both have a meaningful impact and lead others to join in being part of the solution.”
Since commencing commercial operations in 2019, Gatik has achieved a 100 percent safety record across multiple operational sites in North America (including Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Ontario). The company focuses exclusively on fixed, repeatable delivery routes to maximize efficiency, using proprietary, commercial-grade autonomous technology that is purpose built for B2B short-haul logistics.
By constraining the operating environment, Gatik has achieved fully driverless operations more quickly than other applications, such as passenger transportation or B2C delivery.
In 2022, Gatik was recognized on Business Insider’s Rising Stars of the Self-Driving Industry and Self-Driving Industry Power Players lists, and named to Forbes’ list of America’s Best Startup Employers. In 2021, It was recognized on the Forbes AI 50 list, as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and as a CES Innovation Award Honoree. In 2020, Gatik was recognized with the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award.
