The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Humble Robotics: 1 model, $24.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryTrucks
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
San Francisco-based autonomous trucking startup building the Humble Hauler, a cabless, fully autonomous Class 8 electric truck designed for dock-to-dock freight logistics. Founded in 2025 by Eyal Cohen, the company emerged from stealth in April 2026 with 4M in seed funding led by Eclipse, with participation from Energy Impact Partners. The Humble Hauler eliminates the cab entirely, prioritizing freight capacity and autonomous operations for the 00 billion U.S. freight industry.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeed post-money
Key facts
Founded
Product
California context
CEO
Seed funding
Investorssee investors →
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Humble Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Energy Robotics1× joint5 total
Most recent
Humble Robotics on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Eyal Cohen Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Eyal Cohencofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Humble Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Humble Robotics in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every Humble Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
av(88)
57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- Ikedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- KargoBotdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Kodiak Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Locomationdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Trunk.Techdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $24.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Humble Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Energy Robotics1× joint5 total
Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2026-04-21
$24M(reported) · $96M post
Investors: Eclipse, Energy Impact Partners
Timeline
Every recorded move in Humble Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2026-04-21Seed raising $24000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 2, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Humble Robotics.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Humble Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Cabless Trucks Are Coming Faster Than Carriers Think
Cabless autonomous trucks could reshape short-haul freight faster than most carriers expect. Humble Robotics CEO Eyal Cohen breaks down the skateboard concept, why drop trailers…
Autonomous vehicle hype is back, and Humble Robotics is bringing it to freight
The autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle. Travis Kalanick is back building a robotics company, and the talent wars and capital are…
Humble Robotics’ CEO says the tech finally caught up to the vision for autonomous vehicles
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: the autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle. Travis Kalanick is back building a robotics…
Humble Robotics wants driverless freight trucks on California roads
Humble Robotics unveiled Humble Hauler, a cabless autonomous electric Class 8 truck. No steering wheel, driver seat, or gas pedal. Founded 2025, San Francisco. 200-mile range.
Humble Robotics - Autonomous Electric Freight
Humble Robotics builds the Humble Hauler: fully autonomous, electric Class 8 truck for dock-to-dock freight. Zero emissions, 200-mile range.
Humble Robotics plans autonomous container truck without driver's cabin
Humble Hauler is an autonomous flatbed platform replacing conventional driver's cabin with narrow front wall. Dock-to-dock freight. Zero emissions.
Humble Robotics raises 4M for cabless hauler
Humble Robotics raised 4M in seed funding led by Eclipse with participation from Energy Impact Partners for its cabless autonomous electric truck.
Humble Emerges from Stealth to Bring Autonomous Electric Haulers to Real-World Freight
Humble Robotics emerged from stealth with the Humble Hauler, a cabless autonomous Class 8 electric truck, and 4M in seed funding led by Eclipse.
Humble Emerges from Stealth to Bring Autonomous Electric Haulers to Real-World Freight
Robotics Tomorrow covers Humble Robotics' emergence from stealth with its cabless autonomous electric hauler and 4M seed round.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/humble-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/humble-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d0bc10dd-1202-47ad-869a-e495d99168a6
- Revision history: /companies/humble-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
Video
If you're thinking about building your robot with ROS 2 Humble (or upgrading from Foxy), make sure you watch this first! Check out Weekly Robotics! http://weeklyrobotics.com 📃 Companion blog post coming soon 👨💻️ Co
The autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle. Travis Kalanick is back building a robotics company, and the talent wars
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Humble Robotics draws attention at the 51st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 1, 2026