Gatik chief engineer to discuss how autonomous vehicles can speed value

As retail and e-commerce demands continue to intensify, more businesses are considering autonomous vehicles. Since its founding in 2017, the mission of Gatik has been to deliver goods safely and efficiently using self-driving vehicles. The startup said it focuses on business-to-business, short-haul logistics for the retail industry. In this presentation, Apeksha Kumavat, co-founder and chief engineer at Gatik, will discuss how constraining the operational design domain (ODD) has brought middle-mile autonomous delivery to market quickly and effectively. Gatik's fleet of Class 1-6 autonomous vehicles moves goods from micro-fulfillment centers and "dark" stores to pick-up points – retail stores, distribution centers and offices – known as the middle mile.