AYRO Receives Second Utility Patent on Vehicle Control Systems That Reduce Environmental Impact

Awarded utility patent is the third patent issued to AYRO this year and focused specifically on environmental impact

ROUND ROCK, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 11, 2023 / AYRO, Inc. (NASDAQ:AYRO) ("AYRO" or the "Company"), a designer and manufacturer of electric, purpose-built delivery vehicles and solutions for micro distribution, micromobility and last-mile delivery, announces that it has been issued U.S. Patent No. 11,643,068 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for "Electric Vehicle Control Systems, Apparatus and Methods."

The utility patent represents another milestone for AYRO as the Company continues to develop new processes and innovations as part of the organization's SchlägerNull™ approach.

"The AYRO team is developing technologies we believe have never before been seen in any vehicle, much less a low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV)," noted Tom Wittenschlaeger, CEO of AYRO. "Our vehicles utilize what we refer to as the SchlägerNull™ approach in all of their designs. This approach is a philosophy and design discipline focused on enabling our vehicles to exist, traverse or operate in a physical space without altering it or leaving minimal trace of their presence upon departure."

The awarded utility patent titled "Electric Vehicle Control Systems, Apparatus and Methods" is for the invention of vehicle control systems including sensors and software that adjust the operational profile of the vehicle using localized vehicle context to reduce environmental impact. This includes utilization of location data as well as local environment data including, but not limited to weather, precipitation, friction, temperature, time, audio and more. Practically speaking, the control system generates and executes a set of wheel instructions to enable at least one controllable motor to cause the wheels to take corresponding actions to adjust for the environment, such as tire pressure changes or torque profile adjustments to prevent terrain damage.

"In our development of the 2023 AYRO Vanish, we've worked to create a vehicle that is not only utilitarian in nature, but also sustainable," said Mark Luckevich, chief engineer at AYRO. "Sustainability is really about balance which requires dynamic adjustments. We are developing technologies that not only allow the vehicle to be built in a sustainable fashion, but also allow the vehicle to adjust to its local area to leave little to no impact on the environment."

"Protecting our intellectual property and creating sustainable enterprise value is a complementary adjunct to the vehicle design process," added Wittenschlaeger. "We believe the vehicles and associated ecosystem we are creating, starting with the 2023 AYRO Vanish utility LSEV, breathe new life into a market that we feel has become quite stagnant. We are striving to create a new path for LSEVs and the future of micro mobility."

As defined by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a utility patent is issued for the invention of a "new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof" and gives its owner "the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States or importing the invention into the United States" for a period of up to 20 years.

About AYRO

AYRO designs and produces zero emission vehicles and systems that redefine the very nature of sustainability. Our goal is to craft solutions in a way that leaves minimal impact on not only carbon emissions, but the space itself. From tire tread, fuel cells, sound and even discordant visuals, we apply engineering and artistry to every element of our product mix. The AYRO Vanish is the first in this new product roadmap. For more information, visit ayro.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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SOURCE: AYRO, Inc.