Humble Robotics raises $51M Series A for cabless electric freight robot
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-11-10
San Francisco-based Humble Robotics raised a $51M Series A led by Obvious Ventures, bringing total funding to $75M less than a year after founding. Its Humble Hauler is a cabless electric driverless "skateboard" platform carrying 40ft/53ft containers with 200-mile range at 55 mph, 20% lighter than a conventional tractor-trailer. Merging tractor and trailer eliminates the hitch — one of the hardest steps to automate. Targeting sub-250-mile short-hop freight (87% of US truck freight by weight), with pilots expected Q1 2027. Founder Eyal Cohen was among Otto's first engineers and spent three years at Waabi.
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