The middle-mile delivery challenge isn’t sexy, but autonomous trucks can fix it

When you think of autonomous trucking, most of the airspace is given to the long-haul variety, especially with the driver shortage still underway.  But automation has a vital role to play for services with shorter routes.  I recently met with Gatik, a company successfully deploying middle mile autonomous trucks throughout Northern America and parts of Canada. Gatik delivers goods between micro fulfillment centers, drugstores, smaller warehouses, and other local pickup points. Their biggest clients are Walmart in the US (over 4700 stores) and Loblaws in Canada, with over 2500 stores.  I spoke to Richard Steiner — Head of Policy and Communications at Gatik — to find…This story continues at The Next Web https://thenextweb.com/news/gatik-autonomous-trucks-solve-the-middle-mile-delivery-painpoint