Bot Auto
Bot Auto is an artificial intelligence company in Houston, United States, founded in 2023. It has raised $36.5M across 2 rounds, most recently a $20.0M Series A in September 2024.
Unlocking the movement of goods.
- Headquarters
- Houston, Texas
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2023
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- bot.auto
- Total Funding
- $36.5M
- Last Round
- $20.0M Series ASep 2024
- Rounds
- 2
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About
Bot Auto is an autonomous trucking company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Founded in August 2023 by Dr. Xiaodi Hou (formerly of TuSimple), the company operates Level 4 autonomous truck fleets and offers Transportation as a Service (TaaS) to major third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and shippers. Bot Auto uses physical AI and cutting-edge computing to transform supply chain operations, with self-driving vehicles deployed on commercial routes in Texas. The company completed its first fully humanless hub-to-hub commercial truck run in 2025, and counts J.B. Hunt, Ryan Transportation, and Steves & Sons among its customers. Bot Auto differentiates through a cost-per-mile efficiency framework and a hyper-focused approach to driverless freight deployment.
Summary
It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $36.5M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $20.0M Series A round in Sep 2024. Investors include Brightway Future Capital, Hat Trick Ventures and Cherubic Ventures.
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Funding History
Sep 2024
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Funding: Series A. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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