Related video above: Starsky Robotics tests self-driving semi in Tampa last monthA self-driving semi-truck traveled nearly 10 miles on Florida’s Turnpike earlier this month and it went so smoothly, other road users had no idea it was happening, a Starsky Robotics blog post said. The company announced Wednesday that one of its semi-trucks traveled 9.4 miles along the Florida Turnpike on June 16. The test was done without a person in the vehicle. The company shared video of the test on its YouTube channel. While the blog post by company CEO Stefan Seltz Axmacher did not mention which stretch of the Turnpike the truck navigated, the YouTube video indicated that the truck was at a rest area in the Orlando area. The post said the truck successfully navigated a rest area, merged onto the highway, changed lanes and kept a speed of 55 mph.“It went so smoothly that few of the other road users realized that they were a part of making history,” Axmacher said. Owners of Starsky Robotics say their goal is to have driver-less trucks on highways, along with remote-controlled options for the first and last mile of trips.Read the full blog post from CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher here.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Related video above: Starsky Robotics tests self-driving semi in Tampa last month
A self-driving semi-truck traveled nearly 10 miles on Florida’s Turnpike earlier this month and it went so smoothly, other road users had no idea it was happening, a Starsky Robotics blog post said.
The company announced Wednesday that one of its semi-trucks traveled 9.4 miles along the Florida Turnpike on June 16. The test was done without a person in the vehicle.
The company shared video of the test on its YouTube channel.
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While the blog post by company CEO Stefan Seltz Axmacher did not mention which stretch of the Turnpike the truck navigated, the YouTube video indicated that the truck was at a rest area in the Orlando area.
The post said the truck successfully navigated a rest area, merged onto the highway, changed lanes and kept a speed of 55 mph.
“It went so smoothly that few of the other road users realized that they were a part of making history,” Axmacher said.
Owners of Starsky Robotics say their goal is to have driver-less trucks on highways, along with remote-controlled options for the first and last mile of trips.
Read the full blog post from CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher here.