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 pic