The partnership will see Ouster’s new REV7 digital lidar sensors integrated into Cyngn’s autonomous vehicle system, DriveMod, which offers autonomous solutions for both existing and new material handling vehicles in 2023
Ouster collaborates with Cyngn to provide lidar-powered autonomy technology to industrial vehicles. (Credit: Business Wire)
Lidar technology company Ouster has forged a customer agreement with autonomous driving software solutions developer Cyngn to provide industrial vehicles with digital lidar-powered autonomy technology.
As part of the agreement, Ouster’s new REV7 digital lidar sensors will be added to Cyngn’s autonomous vehicle system, DriveMod, that offers autonomous solutions for existing as well as new material handling vehicles in 2023.
Cyngn creates and delivers scalable and distinctive autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organisations.
The company’s solutions are expected to enable the existing fleets of vehicles to drive themselves.
Cyngn’s DriveMod allows the transformation of regular industrial vehicles into fully autonomous ones by leveraging advanced lidar sensors, artificial intelligence (AI) software, and hardware components.
The autonomous vehicle system can be integrated into existing vehicles or installed into new vehicles off the assembly line.
Cyngn CEO Lior Tal said: “Cyngn’s DriveMod was developed to support faster, more cost-effective deployments of industrial autonomy solutions, thereby solving major scalability and adoption issues faced by companies interested in reaping the benefits of greater levels of automation.”
“DriveMod simplifies what can otherwise be a complex installation process, and requires high-performing sensor technology such as Ouster lidar sensors, which maximises the vehicle’s self-driving capabilities.”
Through the collaboration, both parties intend to deliver autonomous solutions to tackle the significant challenges faced by numerous industrial organisations such as labour shortages, expensive safety incidents, and growing consumer demand for e-commerce which calls for more automation.
Ouster field operations president Nate Dickerman said: “Cyngn’s platform is streamlining the adoption of autonomous technology for industrial fleets by making it simpler to add autonomy, powered by Ouster digital lidar, to existing and new material handling vehicles.
“We’re excited to support them as they increase the number of autonomous solutions across the supply chain, and thrilled that Cyngn will have their DriveMod system on display at CES in the Ouster booth.”
Headquartered in San Francisco, Ouster provides high-resolution digital lidar sensors for the industrial, automotive, smart infrastructure, and robotics sectors.