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Gatik’s Gautam Narang on the importance of knowing your customer
We sat down with Gatik CEO and co-founder Gautam Narang to learn more about why Gatik doesn’t do free pilots, the importance of knowing your customer and what investors are…
Goodyear, Gatik say tire tech is key to bringing AVs to winter climates
Cars become an extension of the body when humans drive; we can feel the lack of grip in our car’s tires when driving over icy or wet roads. Autonomous vehicles…
Gatik’s self-driving trucks to haul Georgia-Pacific goods to Sam’s Club stores
Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the “middle mile,” will start using its self-driving trucks this summer to deliver Georgia-Pacific paper goods like Dixie cups and Quilted Northern toilet…
Gatik’s self-driving trucks are now making driverless deliveries for Walmart in Arkansas
Autonomous vehicle startup Gatik has reached a new milestone in its partnership with Walmart and within the industry. Gatik said Monday it has pulled the safety operator from behind the…
Fontinalis Partners, the early mobility-focused VC firm, rolls out a third fund
Fontinalis Partners, a 12-year-old, Detroit-based venture firm that was among the earliest early-stage venture outfits to focus squarely on mobility, has collected $104 million in capital commitments for its third…
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Last-mile, landscaping and leaping robots
I spoke to Refraction AI co-founder/CTO Matthew Johnson-Roberson on the occasion of the Michigan startup’s $4.2 million seed raise. This week we posted a Q&A where he answers a wider range of topics about the delivery robotics company, and this bit jumped out at me: It still boggles my mind that nobody has tried to…
How autonomous delivery startups are navigating policy, partnerships and post-pandemic operations
Gatik’s Apeksha Kumavat, Nuro’s Amy Jones Satrom and Starship Technologies’ Ahti Heinla joined us to discuss their companies’ unique approaches to autonomous delivery.
