Lifelike simulation accelerates MIDDLE-MILE AUTONOMY

The Gatik Arena platform integrates NVIDIA Cosmos models to create closed-loop, ultra-realistic digital environments that address real-world limitations.

Gatik Arena is a next-generation simulation platform designed to accelerate the development and validation of autonomous vehicle (AV) systems. Gatik, which targets autonomous middle-mile logistics, built and fine-tuned Arena in-house to meet specific operational and technical needs. Unveiled in July 2025, the platform is said to produce photorealistic, structured and controllable synthetic data that addresses the limitations of traditional real-world data collection.

Founded in 2017, Gatik plans to scale its freight-only, driverless operations in 2025, and the Arena platform is central to this endeavor. Gatik collaborated with NVIDIA to integrate its Cosmos world foundation models (WFMs), which enable the creation of ultra-high-fidelity, physics-informed digital environments for robust AV training and validation, said Norm Marks, VP of Global Automotive, NVIDIA.