# Starsky Autonomous Truck System at Florida Turnpike, Florida, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `8baab8d1-ef3d-4fb1-936f-a9db57b95b57`

[Starsky Robotics](/companies/starsky-robotics.md) conducted the first driverless freight run on a public highway—a 9.4-mile trip on the Florida Turnpike in June 2019 with no safety driver. Testing began in 2018 and continued until the company shut down in March 2020.

## Key facts

- **Distance:** 9.4 miles (first unmanned run, June 2019)
- **Status:** Ended — company shut down March 2020

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** starsky-autonomous-truck-florida-turnpike
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [Starsky Autonomous Truck System](/models/starsky-autonomous-truck.md) (id: `d409d33b-7b07-4a37-b1cc-7d2198643805`)
- **Category:** [Trucks](/trucks)
- **Company:** [Starsky Robotics](/companies/starsky-robotics.md) (id: `99e092dd-79e4-430d-b418-a36bd80a8b12`)
- **Location:** [Florida Turnpike, Florida, USA](/locations/florida-turnpike-florida-usa.md) (id: `ef129bb6-1f53-4668-95f3-a8c798ea6302`)
- **First seen:** 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.wired.com/story/starsky-robotics-truck-self-driving-florida-test/ · 2018-06-01

## Common questions

### What is the Starsky Autonomous Truck System deployment at Florida Turnpike, Florida, USA?

Starsky Autonomous Truck System, built by Starsky Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Florida Turnpike, Florida, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Starsky Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Starsky Autonomous Truck System at Florida Turnpike, Florida, USA?

Starsky Robotics, the manufacturer of Starsky Autonomous Truck System, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Starsky Autonomous Truck System deployment at Florida Turnpike, Florida, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Starsky Autonomous Truck System deployment at Florida Turnpike, Florida, USA still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the Starsky Autonomous Truck System deployment at Florida Turnpike, Florida, 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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