Cyngn Inc. last week announced that deployments of its DriveMod Tugger have grown across large, connected industrial facilities. The company recently obtained its 24th U.S. patent, reported tripling of vehicle orders, and partnered with NVIDIA to accelerate commercial deployment of physical AI.
Warehouses and manufacturing campuses are growing larger — often exceeding 200,000 sq. ft. (18,580.6 sq. m) — with operations across multiple structures. At the same time, transport among zones has become a persistent source of inefficiency, noted Cyngn.
“Customers are increasingly looking for autonomy that fits into their entire operation, not just a single aisle or point solution,” said Marty Petraitis, vice president of sales at Cyngn. “As industrial sites grow larger and more interconnected, the ability to move materials reliably across a full facility becomes a meaningful lever for efficiency and scale.”
Founded in 2013, Cyngn develops and deploys autonomous vehicle technology for organizations like manufacturers and logistics companies. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company said its mobile robots address industrial challenges such as labor shortages and costly safety incidents.
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DriveMod helps automate repetitive movements, enabling smoother transitions between storage, production, and distribution areas. It also supports more scalable facility-wide automation, asserted Cyngn.
The company said its technology empowers customers to bring self-driving technology to their operations without high upfront costs or infrastructure installations. DriveMod is available on Motrec MT-160 Tuggers and BYD Forklifts.
The DriveMod Tugger can haul up to 12,000 lb. (5,443.1 kg), travel indoors and outdoors, and offers a typical payback period of less than two years. The DriveMod Forklift lifts heavy loads that use non-standard pallets and is currently available to select customers.
Multi-site demand grows
Customer demand is growing for site-wide autonomy that supports end-to-end material movement, according to Cyngn. It said DriveMod is being increasingly being used in workflows that span multiple buildings and outdoor transit corridors.
The company claimed that its autonomous forklifts and tuggers can help reduce bottlenecks, improve throughput consistency, and redeploy labor toward higher-value operations.
“DriveMod is built to perform in real production environments and support site-wide automation as a long-term capability,” Petraitis added. “This broader deployment scope strengthens the foundation for sustained customer expansion as organizations scale autonomy across multiple workflows and facilities.”
Cyngn continues innovation initiatives
Last month, Cyngn said it has received a U.S. patent for a “System and Method of Adaptive, Real-Time Vehicle System Identification for Autonomous Driving.”
“This achievement reflects our continued investment in autonomous innovation and our determination to protect the technologies that set our solutions apart,” stated Lior Tal, CEO of Cyngn. “Each patent represents meaningful progress from our team and reinforces our focus on delivering practical, real-world advances in material handling.”
The company also noted that its sales of DriveMod Tuggers tripled in 2025 compared with 2024. It said its teams are moving from site evaluations and demonstrations to growing deployments.
Earlier this month, Cyngn said it is collaborating with NVIDIA to use Isaac Sim simulation for faster testing and validation of its autonomy software in digital warehouse environments.
“By using NVIDIA Isaac Sim to run our autonomy and fleet software in realistic, full-scale environments, we can validate new forklift use cases faster, reduce development risk, and shorten the timeline from concept to commercial deployment,” said Felix Singh, vice president of engineering services at Cyngn.
