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Walmart looks to expand its futuristic delivery capabilities with a new driverless truck trial in its home state of Arkansas

Courtesy of WalmartBeginning in 2021, Gatik's "autonomous box trucks" will begin fulfilling customer orders without safety drivers, driving products between a dark store and a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Bentonville, Arkansas.

According to Walmart, the Gatik pilot has logged 70,000 operational miles "in autonomous mode" with a safety driver behind the wheel to monitor deliveries since its launch in 2019Walmart's expansion of initial tests will see Gatik's "multi-temperature Autonomous Box Trucks" operate that same two-mile route without a driver starting next year.

The original pilot in Bentonville, Arkansas, also the retail giant's headquarters, involved Gatik's vehicles moving orders between the aforementioned Walmart Neighborhood Market location and a "dark store" two miles away. Walmart dark stores contain merchandise, but are not open to the public.

 

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