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TechCrunch Report Finds Waymo, Zoox Test Drivers Injured; Gatik Raises $200M

A TechCrunch investigation found Waymo and Zoox test drivers suffered over two dozen injuries from hard braking, while autonomous trucking startup Gatik raised $200 million.

AI News Feed · 2026-08-31 01:56

TechCrunch noted that the problem may not be limited to Waymo and Zoox. Other autonomous vehicle developers may also have injured test drivers, but their companies could be exempt from OSHA reporting requirements, making the full extent of such injuries difficult to measure. The report includes interviews with former and current workers.

In a separate development, Gatik, an autonomous trucking startup known for its self-driving box trucks, announced it has raised $200 million in fresh funding. The round was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from Millennium Management, ARK Invest, and Intact Private Capital. This is Gatik’s largest funding to date. In June, Gatik signed a multiyear commercial agreement with PepsiCo that is part of $600 million in contracted revenue, marking the company’s shift from research and development to a commercial operator, albeit on a small scale compared with traditional delivery companies.

Other deals reported by TechCrunch include Airbound, an Indian startup building autonomous drones, which raised $37 million in a Series A round led by Greenoaks with participation from DoorDash, Lachy Groom, Lightspeed, and Humba Ventures. Mubadala Capital agreed to acquire a majority equity interest in Arrive Logistics, an Austin-based truckload brokerage. Regent Craft, a Rhode Island electric seaglider startup, raised $120 million in a Series B round co-led by Mare Liberum and AE Ventures, and additionally secured about $120 million in debt capital from Erebor Bank. Bloomberg reported that Vista Global Holding, a UAE-based private aviation group, is considering a European IPO that could raise more than $1 billion.

In other mobility news, a recent YouGov survey found more Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them. General Motors is facing increased scrutiny from U.S. safety regulators after hundreds of incidents, more than 20 crashes or fires, and at least six injuries involving brake problems in its EVs. Ford hired Dave Carroll as president of its energy business, succeeding Lisa Drake. Rivian CFO Claire McDonough is resigning and will leave at the end of October, at a critical time as Rivian takes on projects such as its robotaxi deal with Uber and scaling R2 SUV production. Uber is launching a new live video streaming feature.