California-based startup Pebble has started production of the Flow, bringing its all-electric flagship travel trailer one step closer to customers. The company is on schedule for its first deliveries by the end of Spring from its 60,000-ft² (5570-m²) manufacturing facility in Fremont as it competes with chief rival Lightship in disrupting the RV space.

“This marks a major step forward—not just for Pebble, but for our customers who have been looking for a seamless, intuitive way to experience the outdoors,” said Bingrui Yang, CEO and Founder of Pebble. “RVing has long been full of hassles—stressful towing, difficult parking, and maneuvering. We built the Pebble Flow to remove those barriers.”

With the Flow, Pebble is aiming to define “a new way to live, work, and explore” with a 100% electric and “hassle-free” RV. The travel trailer introduces a unique mix of advanced technology to the RV industry, combining a fully electric powertrain, automation features, and “seamless” connectivity.

Among the highlights are a Magic Hitch for automated hitching, Easy Tow with Active Tow Assist to optimize energy efficiency and enhance towing dynamics, remote control for maneuvering and parking via the Pebble App, and a 45-kW·h LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery and 1.1-kW solar array allowing for up to seven days of off-grid living.

 

‘Beautiful freedom’

Since the reveal of its Alpha prototype at CES 2024, Pebble has spent the last year productionizing the Flow. The company revealed the production-intent design at CES 2025 in January, where we caught up with Yang on the company and program, and the initial Founders Edition at Nvidia‘s GTC 2025 conference in March, where we connected for more on the engineering details with company CTO Stefan Solyom.

Yang founded Pebble in 2022 after taking an RV trip for the first time in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. That experience not only made him appreciate the go-anywhere “beautiful freedom of having a home anywhere you go” but also exposed how clunky the available RVs were.

“They’re so hard, and especially for a first-timer; it’s such a shock to you,” he said. “Towing is hard. Hitching up a trailer, super hard, backing up a trailer, one of the worst. I got into a huge fight with my wife.”

Previously with Apple leading iPhone hardware development and with Zoox and Cruise on autonomous vehicles, Yang brought that background to Pebble. He says the iPhone inspiration can be seen in the Flow’s design, how the software and hardware integrate seamlessly, and a user experience that “just works.”

He says his team, built primarily of about 70 experts, mostly engineers formerly from Apple, Tesla, Rivian, and Zoox, gravitated toward the Pebble mission of bringing sustainability to the RV space and giving users an easier experience. An example of this was moving from one to two 12-V car batteries that “can’t even run a microwave” to a 45-kW·h pack for enough electrical power to boondock for up to seven days.

“That’s the freedom that we’re giving to people to live anywhere,” said Yang. “You don’t have to be tethered to an electric plug; you don’t have to worry about resources.”

The electrical power is supplemented by a large fresh-water tank and a sizable refrigerator for extended road trips.

 

A year of design progress

While the effort to go from an idea to a concept was tremendous, according to Yang, “taking the concept to a production-ready product is so much more, and that’s what we have done in the last year. There’s not a single part that is the same. We re-engineered everything.”

On top of that, the team needed to find and work with the right suppliers that could provide high-quality components at Pebble volumes. For many of the Flow’s core components, the company uses “mature” automotive suppliers. Some of those are off-the-shelf, like the battery pack.

“That’s been tested, validated, and proven on the automotive market, and that it’s ready to use,” said Yang. “It’s great for our customers because they’re getting a much more robust component in this product.”

It enables Pebble to offer an industry-leading eight-year battery warranty.

The Flow’s updated exterior design, overseen by Page Beermann, Pebble’s Head of Design formerly with Faraday Future and BMW, features enhanced aerodynamics and improved ground clearance. The biggest change to the overall shape of the 296-in (7520-mm) long and 91-in (2310-mm) wide trailer was to remove the “boat tailing” of the rear while maintaining aerodynamic performance, said Yang.

An integrated motorized awning plus four cameras were added to the front, rear, and sides to provide full visual coverage for easier maneuvering and safety on the road. The pass-through tunnel is larger, and optional all-terrain levelers were introduced. A hitch receiver was added to accommodate accessories such as bike racks.

 

Software-defined trailer

While the Pebble team has made many improvements in the last year to the design of the Flow, there will be much more to come, said Solyom, who brings to Pebble his experience from Apple, working on Autopilot at Tesla, and Volvo Cars in Sweden.

“We’ve intentionally made the Pebble Flow a software-defined vehicle,” he said. “This allows us to implement new features and updates seamlessly through over-the-air updates.”

Much of the onboard intelligence is enabled by Nvidia’s Drive AGX Orin processor, which offers advanced AI (artificial intelligence) capabilities and computing power for perception, planning, and control. The system, with 254 TOPS (tera operations per second) and an ISO ASIL-B (expandable to ASIL-D) safety island, supports over-the-air updates of all ECUs and delivers the connected user experience via Starlink Plug & Play.

A remote control enables navigation and parking of the Flow using the Pebble App on an included iPad for precise maneuvering even in tight spaces for a stress-free setup. Advanced automation is provided by InstaCamp, a feature that deploys or retracts the stairs, stabilizers, and all-terrain levelers, and Magic Hitch, for automatic hitching of the trailer to a tow vehicle.

With the latter, Solyom says that manually backing up and hitching, which usually takes two people, is eliminated. The Pebble can find the tow vehicle and connect to it via supervised autonomy. The user must press two buttons, and the trailer scans for the tow vehicle, which needs to be about three to four feet away. The remote control is also helpful for trailer charging at stations.

 

Enhancing range with motors and aero

The re-engineered powertrain features new hardware, including two powerful electric motors and a redesigned all-terrain caster wheel, and integrated software, the updates making the Remote Control and Magic Hitch possible.

The Flow’s dual-motor electric-drive system assists towing whether using a traditional ICE or electric vehicle, reducing strain and maximizing range to eliminate range anxiety, especially with EVs. The battery recharges continuously from solar power or periodically through regenerative braking. It can also act as a backup power source at home or as an EV charging source.

When towing a travel trailer, a typical electric vehicle can lose about two-thirds of its range, meaning 300 mi (482 km) ends up being closer to 100 mi (161 km). So, range anxiety is real.

The propulsion motors aid tow-vehicle energy consumption and range, the latter ending up about 200-250 mi (322-402 km) with the assist. The motors also make the 6800-lb (3084-kg) Flow “feel lighter than it is” to the tow vehicle and driver.

The range is also optimized by the trailer’s aerodynamics. Solyom said Pebble did lots of CFD (computational fluid dynamics) to end up with the final shape.

An interesting aero “countermeasure” is the box at the front of the trailer that rises to smooth airflow from the tow vehicle around the trailer. Engineers looked at several tow vehicle bodies and picked a sweet spot for the final fairing shape.

 

Interior enhancements

Among the enhancements from prototype to production were several interior optimizations, with Pebble making various design adjustments to improve ease of use.

According to Yang, they include redesigning an upper cabinet door to flip up rather than down for ease of access, adding side and rear windows that flip open for better airflow, a bigger door to accommodate taller customers, increased storage with better utilization, and an added skylight window in front for a more open and airy dinette.

The Flow’s flexible living area is said to easily transition from a workspace to a bedroom with a queen-sized Murphy bed. The convertible dinette table area quickly transforms into a full bed to accommodate two additional sleepers.

The Chef’s Kitchen includes a removable induction cooktop, a 4-in-1 convection microwave, a full-sized refrigerator, and a flip-up window for outdoor meal prep. The skylight and rear-opening windows bring in natural light and fresh air.

 

Founders Edition first

Customers who pre-ordered and configured a Founders Edition will be invited to finalize their purchase 8-12 weeks before their estimated delivery date.

The Pebble Flow starts at $109,500, with an upgrade option to the Magic Pack for $135,500, which adds a dual-motor drivetrain and Active Tow Assist, Magic Hitch, and enhanced Remote Control. The 1.1-kW solar panel roof array is an option. The exclusive $175,000 Founders Edition is fully loaded with options and upgrades, including lifetime roadside assistance, and owners can select a limited-edition color.

All customers can visit pebblelife.com/build to place a fully refundable $500 deposit, customize the Flow to their preferences, and explore financing options. Additionally, customers may be eligible for a federal tax credit of up to $10,000, further reducing the cost of ownership.