Humble Robotics raises $24M for cabless hauler

Humble’s Humble Hauler is driven by what is called a vision-language-action, or VLA, model. It allows the truck to reason about the world, then act in scenarios it may not have experienced before. This dramatically improves safety and shortens the time to market.

These hockey-puck-on-wheels chassis are also battery-electric, with some advantages in maintenance costs compared to their internal-combustion competitors. Namely, they have fewer moving parts to break, and they provide a boon from a sustainability standpoint.

“I have dedicated my career to building electric and autonomous vehicle technology,” said Eyal Cohen, Humble’s founder and CEO. “For the first time, freight can be fully automated all the way to the loading dock. We are making freight sustainable, safe and efficient in a way no one thought was possible. And we’re doing it with an exceptional team of industry veterans and AV experts — our first vehicle was completed in just six months.”

Before founding Humble, Cohen worked in autonomy and electric vehicles at Apple, Uber and Waabi. Humble’s founding team brings talent from Tesla, Waymo, Cruise and others.

It took less than six months for Humble to complete its first prototype. The company notes it is partnering with logistics and supply chain market leaders to begin autonomous testing and commercialization pilots.

“Humble is operating at an unprecedented pace,” said Jiten Behl, partner at Eclipse and a Humble board member. “They understand that autonomous trucking isn’t just a software problem — it requires a full-stack rethink across hardware, AI and electrification. That integration is what unlocks speed to scale and a step-change reduction in the cost of moving freight.”