en.Wedoany.com Reported - On March 31, 2026, autonomous vehicle technology company Cyngn announced the successful deployment of four DriveMod Tuggers at Vann Family Orchards, an agricultural processing company in Northern California, to automate the transport of raw materials from storage areas to processing areas. This initiative expands Cyngn's business footprint in the agricultural processing sector and demonstrates the growing application of autonomous material handling within the food and agricultural supply chain.
The system replaces some manual forklift operations while retaining manual loading and unloading, creating a hybrid workflow designed to enhance operational consistency, safety, and asset utilization efficiency.
"At Vann Family Orchards, raw materials need to be continuously moved between warehouses and processing equipment to ensure smooth production," said Lior Tal, Chairman and CEO of Cyngn. "This deployment proves the reliable operation capability of DriveMod in agricultural environments where throughput, safety, and equipment uptime are crucial for operations. Agriculture is one of the world's largest and most demanding physical industries, and automation is increasingly becoming part of its critical infrastructure."
California's agricultural sector has an annual output value exceeding $61.2 billion, producing approximately 50% of U.S. vegetables and 75% of U.S. fruits and nuts, involving over 400 types of agricultural products. The state supports a vast downstream processing, logistics, and export economy that relies on continuous, high-volume material transportation. As labor supply tightens and processing scales up, automation is becoming increasingly important for maintaining throughput, reliability, and cost control within the food and agricultural value chain.
Located in California's Sacramento Valley, Vann Family Orchards operates large-scale processing facilities serving both domestic and international markets, making it an ideal application scenario for autonomous material transport. This deployment builds upon Cyngn's recent progress in the food and beverage sector, including a previous partnership with G&J Pepsi, the largest independent Pepsi bottler in the United States. These actions collectively illustrate Cyngn's growing influence in food, agriculture, and consumer packaged goods operations.
The deployment of this system was supported by Cyngn's systems integration partner, Chandler Automation, which participated in the design and implementation of the automated material flow at the Vann Family Orchards facility. Cyngn focuses on developing and deploying autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organizations such as manufacturers and logistics companies, addressing challenges like labor shortages and costly safety incidents. DriveMod technology enables customers to introduce autonomous capabilities without high upfront costs or infrastructure installation. It is currently applicable to Motrec MT-160 Tuggers, capable of towing up to 12,000 pounds, operating both indoors and outdoors, with a target payback period typically under two years.
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