Autonomous driving software developer Cyngn has launched DriveMod Kit, a turnkey autonomous vehicle solution. DriveMod Kit’s inaugural manufacturing run started coming off the assembly line in the first half of April 2022.

Containing the sensors and hardware components needed for AV technology integration, DriveMod Kit is designed to streamline retrofitting of existing industrial vehicles or simplify integration onto newly manufactured vehicles.

DriveMod Kit is designed to support rapid adoption of autonomous vehicles across a range of industrial and commercial domains by eliminating traditional barriers to autonomous vehicle adoption, such as high costs and complex installations.

Partnering with Columbia Vehicle Group, Cyngn originally developed DriveMod Kit as an AV integration package for Columbia’s Stockchaser vehicles. The kit technology can easily be adapted to fit other industrial vehicles.

“We are excited to have launched production of DriveMod Kit for Columbia’s Stockchaser. With 883,000 new material-handling vehicles sold each year in the U.S., DriveMod Kit creates a sizeable opportunity for Cyngn to lead the rapid adoption of turnkey AV solutions for both retrofit and new vehicles. Installation can be done quickly and does not require special training. Anyone who works on these vehicles can retrofit an existing Columbia Stockchaser into a fully autonomous vehicle with very little effort. DriveMod Kit is a complete AV integration solution, a game-changer that eliminates traditional barriers to autonomous vehicle adoption,” said Lior Tal, Cyngn’s CEO.

In addition to the self-driving vehicle technology, DriveMod Kit features human machine interfaces and a lighting system that communicate vehicle status, mode, battery status, route obstruction, and more.