{"title":"Gatik vs Tesla: Autonomous vehicles & driving compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/gatik-vs-tesla","comparison":"Gatik ranks 42 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 81; Tesla ranks 48 with 83. Gatik is ahead on commercials and positioning. Tesla is ahead on deployment, firepower and leverage. Level on production, progress and technology. Gatik is based in Mountain View, United States, Tesla in Austin, United States. Tesla: Public. Gatik is named in 248 signals and Tesla in 750.","companies":[{"name":"Gatik","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/gatik","city":"Mountain View","country":"United States","stage":null,"founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Gatik is a US/Canada autonomous-trucking company operating ~100 driverless Isuzu box trucks (targeted by end-2026) on NVIDIA DRIVE Thor, describing itself as the first US company operating fully driverless trucks at scale commercially (85,000+ driverless deliveries, 99% on-time). It raised a $200M Series D in August 2026 (Qatar Investment Authority-led, ~$500M total) with customers Walmart, PepsiCo, Kroger, Tyson, and Loblaw, and holds $600M+ in contracted backlog. Current revenue is estimated at 10-100m (the backlog not yet recognized).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":42,"score":81,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":8,"commercial":6,"deployment":9,"production":6,"technology":8},"why":"Gatik develops and deploys SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks for commercial freight routes. Its fully driverless vehicles operate customer-facing delivery services across North America.","segment":"Autonomous vehicles & driving","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":248,"facts_total":380},{"name":"Tesla","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla","city":"Austin","country":"United States","stage":"Public","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Tesla makes the Optimus humanoid, a household-to-factory ambition backed by massive capital. It is an essential name in the category (detailed research pending).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":48,"score":83,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":10,"position":6,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":4,"deployment":10,"production":6,"technology":8},"why":"Tesla builds and deploys autonomous Cybercab robotaxis and operates driverless vehicle trials on public roads.","segment":"Autonomous vehicles & driving","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":750,"facts_total":195}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}