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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 22, 2022

 

CYNGN INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Delaware   001-40932   46-2007094
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

1015 O’Brien Dr.

Menlo Park, CA 94025

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(650) 924-5905

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock   CYN  

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(The Nasdaq Capital Market) 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mart if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On February 22, 2022, Cyngn Inc. (the “Company”) updated its corporate presentation. Representatives of the Company intend to present some of or all of the information in the corporate presentation at investor conferences to current and prospective investors. A copy of the investor presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is posted on the Company’s website.

 

The investor presentation shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1, may include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of its management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “strives,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including as a result of those factors set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 or any of the risks described in the Prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC on October 21, 2021. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

 

ITEM 9.01 Exhibits

 

Exhibit    
No.   Description
99.1   Investor Presentation
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: February 22, 2022

 

  CYNGN INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Donald Alvarez
    Donald Alvarez
    Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Autonomous vehicle software for industrial and commercial enterprises

 

 

However, there can be no assurance that management's expectations, beliefs and projections will be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from what is expressed or indicated by the forward - looking statements. Forward - looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward - looking statements. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting the Company, reference is made to the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including, but not limited to, the risks detailed in the Company's preliminary prospectus dated September 30, 2021, filed with the SEC as part of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S - 1 (File No. 333 - 259278), and documents incorporated by reference therein. Forward - looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward - looking statements to reflect actual results, subsequent events or circumstances, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward - looking information except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation of Cyngn, Inc. ("the Company") contains "forward - looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and other securities law. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward - looking statements. For example, the Company is using forward - looking statements when it discusses its vision, the potential of its product, its strategy, market potential for its product(s), its paradigm, commercialization of its product(s), the benefits and use of its product(s), its product roadmap and anticipated adoption of its solutions by customers, anticipated pricing, the development of its solutions and product(s) in the manner and schedule anticipated by management, its ability to generate revenue, its ability to attract and retain customers, competition and its future growth. Forward - looking statements are not historical facts, and are based upon management's current expectations, beliefs and projections, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain. Such expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith. 2

 

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW • TICKER : • RECENT STOCK PRICE : • SHARES OUTSTANDING: • MARKET CAP : • HEADQUARTERS : • EMPLOYEES : • WEBSITE : 3 NASDAQ: CYN $1.58 (as of 1/31/2022) 26.4 million (as of 11/17/2021) $41.7 million Menlo Park, Calif. 33 (as of 10/21/2021) www.cyngn.com Cyngn is an autonomous vehicle technology company focused on addressing industrial uses for autonomous vehicles.

 

 

OUR MISSION AND VISION Our mission is to develop and deploy autonomous driving software , built to serve a broad spectrum of industrial applications, from logistics to mining. Our solutions will give our customers a competitive advantage in the race to efficiency, safety, and productivity. Our vision is to be the leading advanced autonomy software solution for industrial and commercial enterprises. We are applied autonomy. 4

 

 

• Cyngn's Enterprise Autonomy Suite (EAS) is a proprietary, full - stack software solution for operating fleets of autonomous vehicles in various industrial applications (Beta stage). • Cyngn's technology is capable of operating a wide range of vehicle types, creating unique opportunities for productivity and scalability across sites. Proprietary software for operating industrial autonomous vehicles INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • 883,000 units shipped by the top 10 material handling vehicle manufacturers in 2019.¹ The labor cost to drive these vehicles for two shifts per day is >$119B.² • Cyngn has developed the fundamental building blocks that enable autonomous operation across diverse vehicles, which could open additional market opportunities in the future. Large market opportunity fueled by the need to increase productivity • The executive team has 20+ years of combined experience in AI/ML and mobility at companies such as Facebook, Baidu, and Maxim Integrated, including leadership roles at startups acquired by Tesla and Facebook. • Renowned partners include Columbia Vehicle Group, First Transit, Here Maps, Formel D, and more. Experienced leadership supported by global partnerships • ABI Research Whitepaper: "Trends In Supporting And Scaling Modern Automation" 2. Bureau of Labor Statistics: "Employer Costs For Employee Compensation – June 2021", and management estimates 5

 

 

6 Columbia Vehicle Group announces it is building a fleet of autonomous industrial vehicles that use Cyngn's AV technology ( link ). BUILDING WITH AN OEM SUCCESSFUL PILOT RECENT MILESTONES Cyngn files for patent of a sensor module that streamlines deployment of DriveMod's self - driving technology at scale ( link ). INVENTION OF DRIVEMOD KIT Successful deployment of EAS at Global Logistics and Fulfillment's Las Vegas facility ( link ). Greenland Technologies chooses Cyngn to provide AV technology to their electric forklifts ( link ). EXPANDING TO FORKLIFTS

 

 

BUT COMPANIES NEED CONSISTENCY Industrial tasks involve repetitive physical activities that require accuracy at high rates . T his applies to a wide range of industries, including warehouse logistics, manufacturing and assembly, construction, mining, and air/seaports. V ehicles such as tuggers, stock chasers, forklifts, haulers, and various utility vehicles are the tools used to execute these industrial tasks. People are great at handling unpredictable situations and performing tasks requiring creativity . But people get bored, tired, and distracted when given tasks that require repetitive accuracy over an extended time. People make mistakes. IT'S HUMAN NATURE. HUMANS ARE CREATIVE THE PROBLEM: HUMAN ERROR 7

 

 

HIGH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN LABOR • 900,000 material handlers, stock pickers, and industrial vehicle drivers in the United States.¹ • Estimated $140 billion spent on human labor across 20,000 warehouses in the US alone.² • Bureau of Labor Statistics: "Employer Costs For Employee Compensation – June 2021" • Statista: “Number of Warehouses in U.S.” • Over 50% of supply chain & manufacturing leaders rated hiring and employee retention as their biggest challenge. • 73% said it takes 30+ days to fill open positions. • B y 2030, the impact of unfilled manufacturing jobs could cost the US economy more than $1 trillion . 3. MHI Deloitte industry report • An industrial vehicle accident, on average, costs $42,000 not including cost due to lost production.⁴ • The average American warehouse experiences 9 accidents per year.⁵ • The total cost of preventable workplace injuries in the US in 2019 was $171 billion. ⁴ 4. National Safety Council: "Work Injury Costs - Injury Facts" 5. Bureau of Labor Statistics: "Warehousing and Storage: NAICS 493" Massive workforce Widespread labor shortages³ Significant losses due to accidents 8

 

 

INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY REDUCED DEPENDENCE ON LABOR LOWER COST OF LABOR INCREASED SAFETY Automation enables new forms of competitive advantage EVOLVE OR BE DISRUPTED FORWARD - LOOKING ENTERPRISES THAT HARNESS AUTOMATION BENEFIT FROM: THE SOLUTION IS AUTOMATION 9

 

 

• Investment in robots contributed 10% of growth in GDP per capita in OECD countries from 1993 to 2016.¹ • The impact of adding robots to industrial productivity is assessed to be higher than introducing steam technology was in the 19th century.² Centre of economic performance study found: PRODUCTIVITY SUSTAINABILITY • Our fleet is comprised of all electric vehicles • Autonomous vehicles can be programmed to drive with more conservative throttling and braking AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES DRIVE ESG IMPACT • Information Technology & Innovation Foundation: "Robotics and the Future of Production and Work" • Center for Economic Performance: "Robots at Work" 10

 

 

DISRUPTIVE ENTERPRISES ARE SURGING AHEAD 4,000,000 commercial robots estimated to be working in 50,000 warehouses globally by 2025.¹ • ABI Research - " 50,000 Warehouses to Use Robots by 2025 as Barriers to Entry Fall and AI Innovation Accelerates" • IEEE Spectrum - "Foxconn To Replace Human Workers With One Million Robots" • 9to5Mac - "iPhone maker Foxconn has replaced more than half its workforce with robots since iPhone 6 launch" CASE STUDY: FOXCONN 2011 2016 2021 Announced plans to replace 1 . 2 M human workforce with 1 m robots . ² Reduced human workforce at iPhone 6 plant by 50 + % ( 110 k to 50 k) . ³ Foxconn market cap ~ $ 55 B, 50 % + higher than 2011 . Two closest competitors (Jabil & Flex) each < $ 10 B . 11

 

 

• 883,000 vehicles x 4,174 hours/yr x $32.34/hr = $119B • ABI Research Whitepaper: "Trends In Supporting And Scaling Modern Automation" • Bureau of Labor Statistics: "Employer Costs For Employee Compensation – June 2021" 883,000 units shipped in 2019 by the top 10 material handling vehicle manufacturers² $32 average cost per hour for transportation and material moving employees in the US³ 4,174 hours a vehicle is used per year, based on typical two - shift per day operation annual driver labor costs for material handling vehicles $119+ BILLION¹ CYNGN'S OPPORTUNITY TODAY — Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang "EVERYTHING THAT MOVES WILL BECOME AUTONOMOUS" 12

 

 

MORE COMMONALITY FROM SITE TO SITE CONTROLLED INTERACTIONS WITH TRAINED HUMANS PREDICTABLE WORKFLOWS MORE STRUCTURED OPERATION LOWER SPEED REQUIREMENTS LOWER REGULATORY HURDLES LESS COMPLEX ROUTES Compared to Passenger Vehicles, Industrial Vehicles Offer: WIDE ADOPTION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES STARTS WITH INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS 13

 

 

DRIVEMOD Full - Stack Autonomous Driving Software System Intelligent Control Center CYNGN INSIGHT CYNGN EVOLVE Data Optimization Tools • Fleet management system • Human - machine interfaces: web, mobile, on - vehicle • Operational analytics • Teleoperation • Real - time diagnostics • Data pipeline • Performance analytics • Simulation • Machine learning infrastructure CYNGN'S ENTERPRISE AUTONOMY SUITE (EAS)* CUSTOMER - FACING PRODUCTS INTERNAL TOOLKIT Successfully tested on 9 different vehicle types 14 *EAS is currently available as a private beta release to select customers

 

 

• Multi - modal sensor fusion • AI/ML powered perception • Existence - based virtual bumper • High - definition semantic maps • Laser - accurate localization SEE 15 Robotaxi Brain in an Industrial Vehicle DRIVEMOD DECIDE • Abstracted behavioral decision framework • Context - aware prediction • Thousands of candidate paths proposed per second • Dynamic routing and motion planning system Adaptive, intelligent control that is capable of operating a wide range of vehicle types and sizes. ACT The result is superhuman capability: • 360 ° perception around the vehicle • detect 1,000+ objects/obstacles per second • 1,000+ candidate paths per second • navigate optimal detailed path

 

 

Fleet Management and Diagnostics Business and Operational Insight Remote Support and Teleoperation Fleet monitoring and management to maximize asset utilization: operate, observe, and analyze CYNGN INSIGHT 16

 

 

Machine Learning Infrastructure & Data Pipeline Hybrid Simulation & Automatic Grading Frameworks Autonomous Vehicle Performance Analytics How Cyngn expands its autonomous vehicle capabilities CYNGN EVOLVE 17

 

 

• Supports a single use case, but industrial customers have diverse vehicle fleets. • Narrow focus limits opportunity for data collection to advance and expand AI and V2V capabilities. • Results in duplicate bring up and support cost to the customer. • Single - frame, record and rerun or free - space navigation robotic systems. • Existence - based obstacle avoidance • Limited or no situational awareness and prediction. • Produces slow systems with minimal ability to react to real - time changes. THE COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE A FRAGMENTED SOLUTION SPACE • Doesn't integrate with existing vehicles. Requires customers to purchase a brand new fleet. • Carry the burden of both hardware and software development. • Difficult to compete with incumbent players across cost, reliability, and service. VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SINGLE APPLICATION BASIC AUTOMATION 18

 

 

19 OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE YOUR VEHICLE POWERED BY OUR SOFTWARE MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS ADVANCED AUTONOMY • Developed for robotaxi capability by using leading technology like AI, sensor fusion, and abstract decision making. • Takes advantage of sensor and compute advancements that are driven by high - volume, high - quality automotive industry. • DriveMod can be deployed on a wide range of vehicles, creating a unique offering to support multiple applications across sites. • EAS collects data that can expand capabilities within the application and grow into adjacent applications. • DriveMod can be retrofitted onto existing vehicles to accelerate adoption, and vehicles can still be driven manually. • We partner with vehicle manufacturers that are trusted incumbents. • Customers can take advantage of established distribution and support networks.

 

 

Long Haul Trucking Robotaxis Highway Automation WE BRING THE BEST OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING TECHNOLOGY TO INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS Billions of dollars in funding and long years of research have focused on robotaxis, trucking, and highway automation, which are not being built to address industrial needs. We apply best practices and domain knowledge from public road solutions, and bring advanced autonomy to industrial vehicles and applications. 20

 

 

21 INDUSTRY PEERS Source: Bloomberg 2020 Revenue -- $1.8M -- -- NASDAQ Ticker CYN TSP AUR EMBK Market Cap $41.7 M $4.0 B $5.5 B $1.4 B Business An autonomous vehicle technology company focused on addressing industrial uses for autonomous vehicles A global autonomous driving technology company developing a commercial - ready, fully autonomous driving solution for long - haul heavy - duty trucks Develops and delivers self - driving technology, offers a platform that autnomously operates passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and heavy - duty trucks An autonomous vehicle company offering cloud - based autonomous fleet management solutions

 

 

Autonomous electric utility vehicles at an International Container Terminals Services (ICTSI) container port in the Philippines. 2017 22 2016 Autonomous electric shuttle busses at the Loblaw corporate headquarters in Canada. 2019 Began developing AV solutions in complex mixed traffic to overshoot the requirements of industrial sites. TRAIN HARD, DRIVE EASY STRESS TESTED UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS TO ENSURE COMMERCIAL READINESS

 

 

23 COLLABORATIVE GO - TO - MARKET APPROACH An ecosystem designed to support scaled, high - quality autonomous fleet deployments

 

 

CYNGN EAS WILL BE OFFERED AS SAAS VIA ANNUAL LICENSE PER VEHICLE Pricing Factors: • Target Vehicle • Utilization • End Application • Number of Vehicles Remember: the top 10 material handling manufacturers shipped 883,000 units in 2019. 24

 

 

PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 PHASE 4 LAND & EXPAND The path to multi - million dollar accounts • Multiple Sites • 1 Vehicle Type • 10s of Vehicles • 1 Site • 1 Vehicle Type • <10 Vehicles 2022 2023 2024 2025 • Multiple Sites • Multiple Vehicle Types • 100s of Vehicles • Many Sites • Many Vehicle Types • 1,000s of Vehicles Real - world Example: One of our potential customers, a building solutions company, has 400+ sites that use 20+ different forklift models from 5 different manufacturers, as well as front loaders and yard sweepers. 25

 

 

26 BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS Following the completion of its IPO in October 2021, Cyngn is well capitalized with $25.0 million in cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet. 12.31.20 9.30.21 9.30.21 Pro Forma Includes IPO Proceeds Cash & Cash Equivalents (including restricted cash) $6.5m $1.7m $25.0m Working Capital $24.8m $1.5m $6.1m Total Stockholder's Equity $23.3m $0.03m $5.6m

 

 

In the future, we can expand our offering to public roadway: Our technology already applies to additional industrial applications • Management estimate from Bureau of Labor Statistics data . See slide 11 . MATERIAL HANDLING IS JUST THE BEGINNING Industrial and commercial autonomous applications share fundamental technological building blocks. Cyngn developed these building blocks and integrate them across diverse autonomous driving solutions. $119B annual driver costs for vehicles sold by the top - 10 material handling OEMs Our current focus 27 1

 

 

Lior Tal CEO SINCE 2016 Previously: Director of international growth and partnerships at Facebook, co - founder and VP of business development at Snaptu (acquired by Facebook), partner at Barzam, Tal, Lerer Attorneys at Law and Patent Attorneys. Held leadership roles at Actimize (acquired by NICE), DiskSites (acquired by EMC), Odigo (acquired by Comverse). 28 Donald Alvarez CFO SINCE 2021 Previously: VP of Finance of the International Council of Shopping Centers, VP of Finance of QuVa Pharma, Inc., National managing partner, COO and CFO of Tatum, a Randstad Company. Has held several other senior financial and operational roles in both private and public companies. Biao Ma VP OF ENGINEERING SINCE 2017 Previously: Software architect for autonomous driving and senior software engineer at Baidu, software engineer at Carnegie Mellon University. MS Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon. Ben Landen VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SINCE 2019 Previously: Company's Senior Director of Product & Partnerships, Head of Product & BD at DeepScale (acquired by Tesla), managed $100M automotive semiconductor product line as Senior Business Manager of Maxim Integrated. MBA at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and BS Electrical Engineering at California Polytechnic University SLO. EXECUTIVE TEAM Marc Brown VP OF HR Previously: Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at ZOVIO. Head of People, Corporate Communications, and Facilities at Provide Commerce. Key Operational Leadership Roles at Petco, Encore Capital Group, United Healthcare, Best Buy, and Honeywell.

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Karen MacLeod INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR Currently: Market Leader — Interim Solutions of Korn Ferry. Previously: CEO of the Arete Group. Board member FWA of New York, member and chair of Track Group Inc.'s audit committee. President of Tatum, Randstand Holdings NV Company, president of Resources Connection, Inc. North America. BOD member Resources Connection, Inc., audit committee of FWA. Jim McDonnell INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR Currently: SVP of Sales & Marketing at Vispero. Previously: VP of sales excellence HSM and Commercial Excellence for HSF at Honeywell, SVP Global Sales & Marketing at Intermec, and held several senior roles at Hewlett - Packard over more than 26 years. Prior member of Astek's board. Colleen Cunningham INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR Previously: Member of board of AICPA. SVP - Controller of Zoetis, Inc., Global Managing Director - RGP, CEO of Financial Executives International, CFO Havas Advertising, Chief Accounting Officer AT&T. Prior member of FASB Advisory Committee (FASAC) and IASB Advisory Committee (IASC). Mitch Lasky DIRECTOR Currently: Partner of Benchmark Capital, co - owner of LA Football Club. Serves on BOD of various companies including: Discord, Manticore Games Inc., Ubiquity6 Inc., thatgamecompany. Previously: EVP, Mobile & Online of Electronic Arts, CEO and chairman of the board of JAMDAT Mobile, Inc. Member of board Snap, Inc., Inc., PlayFab, Inc., Engine Yard, etc. 29 Lior Tal DIRECTOR & CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Previously: Director of international growth and partnerships at Facebook, co - founder and VP of business development at Snaptu (acquired by Facebook), partner at Barzam, Tal, Lerer Attorneys at Law and Patent Attorneys. Held leadership roles at Actimize (acquired by NICE), DiskSites (acquired by EMC), Odigo (acquired by Comverse).

 

 

An opportunity to invest in a company focused on practical applications in the growing automation market that addresses the very real problem of dependence on a human workforce, particularly in an ongoing pandemic environment. Proprietary, innovative technologies for operating various industrial vehicles autonomously within a flexible, scalable framework. Product and go - to - market strategies supported by partnerships with reputable global firms in mobility, logistics, and industrial markets. Experienced leadership backed by best - in - class R&D team . KEY TAKEAWAYS 30 $119 Billion Market Advanced Autonomy Key Strategic Partnerships Winning Team

 

 

www.cyngn.com THANK YOU IR CONTACTS At Cyngn Don Alvarez, CFO 831.239.5625 dalvarez@cyngn.com At The Equity Group Carolyne Sohn, VP 415.568.2255 investors@cyngn.com csohn@equityny.com