No Cab, No Driver, New Rules for Freight with Eyal Cohen
Autonomous trucking has long focused on retrofitting yesterday's vehicles. Humble Robotics is taking a different path by reimagining freight from the ground up. Founder and CEO Eyal Cohen joins Greg to share why the future of logistics won't simply be autonomous trucks, but purpose-built electric freight platforms designed specifically for a world where vehicles move seamlessly from dock to dock without human intervention.
With more than two decades building breakthrough technologies across electric vehicles, autonomy, and robotics, Eyal has witnessed multiple waves of innovation from inside companies ranging from startups to Apple and Uber. Drawing on those experiences, he explains why building transformative hard tech requires more than exceptional engineering. It demands patient capital, uncompromising hiring standards, rapid iteration, and a team united by trust.
In this conversation, Greg and Eyal explore:
Why Humble Robotics rejected traditional truck designs in favor of a purpose-built autonomous freight platform
The vision for fully autonomous dock-to-dock freight movement and what it could mean for supply chains
How simplicity in vehicle design unlocks improvements in cost, payload capacity, reliability, and operational efficiency
Why freight's labor challenges are driven more by long-term workforce shortages than immediate job displacement, and how autonomy can help fill growing capacity gaps
Lessons from two decades across electric vehicles, autonomous systems, startups, Apple, and Uber that shaped Eyal's approach to company building
Why culture, trust, and hiring exceptional people across every function are more important than technology alone
How Humble Robotics built its first vehicle at remarkable speed while maintaining an uncompromising commitment to safety and engineering quality
The dangers of premature scaling in hard tech and why founders should prioritize customer feedback before optimizing for production volume
Why patient investors like Eclipse understand the realities of commercializing hardware and supporting ambitious long-term technology bets
Eyal's perspective on the return of "moonshot" innovation and why society should once again embrace bold, world-changing engineering challenges
Whether you're building robots, autonomous vehicles, or the next generation of industrial technology, this episode offers a thoughtful look at what it takes to turn ambitious ideas into products that can reshape the physical world, one carefully engineered step at a time.
Learn more about Humble Robotics: https://humblerobotics.ai/
Connect with Eyal Cohen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyal-cohen-humble/
Connect with Greg Toroosian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregtoroosian/