Cyngn deployed its DriveMod Tugger at Coats Company. The system is active at Coats’ 150,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in La Vergne, Tenn., where it automates the transport of wheel service components across production lines. This deployment follows January’s announcement of the project’s initiation. Since implementation, Cyngn said the autonomous vehicle has saved more than 500 hours of labor by reducing manual hauling.
“I wish we would have found it sooner,” said Steven Finley, VP of Operations at Coats. “The DriveMod Tugger is a normal part of our operation. The people here enjoy working with it. It provides a consistency to material delivery that they’ve grown accustomed to. It’s safe, it’s secure, it’s efficient, and it really is an easy implementation. Everyone works with it like it’s been an employee here forever.”
Cyngn said its DriveMod Tugger shows how autonomous vehicles can integrate into existing workflows to deliver labor and efficiency gains.
“We look for opportunities to do things better, faster, safer — all part of becoming fast and flexible manufacturing,” Finley added. “Cyngn’s Tugger was a great example of that. It does what you want it to do over and over again. That consistency helps people plan and execute their work more effectively.”
In 2023, the automotive sector ranked among the top adopters of industrial robotics, reflecting the increasing demand for intelligent automation. This is especially true for moving heavy parts across manufacturing floors. With the successful deployment at Coats, Cyngn said it continues to deliver scalable autonomous solutions to meet the evolving needs of the industry.
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