# Cartken Courier at Fairfax, Virginia, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `090ef4b0-9a83-4064-a4a1-a5002b16006d`

Uber Eats and [Cartken](/companies/cartken.md) expanded sidewalk robot deliveries to Virginia. [Cartken Model C](/models/cartken-courier.md) robots delivering food.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** cartken-fairfax-virginia-uber-eats
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Cartken Courier](/models/cartken-courier.md) (id: `308e996f-c675-4088-a0c5-fee7b9f9c6b9`)
- **Category:** [Sidewalk delivery](/sidewalk-delivery)
- **Company:** [Cartken](/companies/cartken.md) (id: `1dc678d5-852c-4568-9ace-5814efb7cc4b`)
- **Location:** [Fairfax, Virginia, USA](/locations/fairfax-virginia-usa-cartken.md) (id: `59f786d4-2a64-4e46-8387-df28960858d3`)
- **First seen:** 2023-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230420005164/en/Uber-Eats-and-Cartken-Expand-Sidewalk-Robot-Deliveries-to-Virginia

## Verified answers

- [Where do delivery robots operate?](/where-do-delivery-robots-operate.md)
- [Sidewalk robot laws: every US state and major market](/sidewalk-robot-laws.md)
- [Delivery robot specs compared](/delivery-robot-specs-compared.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Cartken Courier deployment at Fairfax, Virginia, USA?

Cartken Courier, built by Cartken, is recorded as a deployment at Fairfax, Virginia, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Cartken operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Cartken Courier at Fairfax, Virginia, USA?

Cartken, the manufacturer of Cartken Courier, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Cartken Courier deployment at Fairfax, Virginia, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting April 20, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Cartken Courier deployment at Fairfax, Virginia, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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