Humble Raises $24M to Build a Cabless EV Truck
April 21, 2026 - 2:25 pm
San Francisco-based autonomous freight startup Humble, founded by an ex-Uber ATG and Waabi engineer, has emerged from stealth with a $24 million seed round and a fully electric, cabless freight vehicle called the Humble Hauler. The round was led by Eclipse, with participation from Energy Impact Partners.
A New Approach to Autonomous Freight
Humble's approach differs from Aurora and Kodiak: it avoids driver's cabs and hub handoffs, utilizing an autonomy stack based on vision-language-action models rather than rule-based systems. The Hauler is designed for 40-foot and 53-foot shipping containers, operating dock-to-dock directly to the destination.
Rethinking Truck Design
Eyal Cohen, founder of Humble and a veteran of autonomous vehicles at companies like Apple, Uber ATG, Waabi, and Spark AI (acquired by John Deere), argues that conventional trucks were never designed with autonomy in mind. Removing the cab allows for 360-degree sensor coverage and frees up payload capacity.
Commercial Proposition
Humble's commercial proposition diverges from competitors like Aurora and Kodiak, which operate hub-to-hub or fixed launch-and-landing zones models. Humble believes their direct dock-to-dock approach, combined with their innovative autonomy stack, will arrive sooner at market scale.
Investment Thesis
Jiten Behl, a partner at Eclipse and former chief strategy officer at Rivian, highlights the commercial appeal: "When you go to them [logistics operators] and say there is a possibility of 30 to 50% more efficiency in your business, you’re obligated to take it to your management team."
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