Cyngn Inc. Leases Disclosure

5. Operating Leases

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Lease payments consist of the fixed payments under the arrangement, less any lease incentives, such as tenant improvement allowances. Variable costs, such as maintenance and utilities based on actual usage, are not included in the measurement of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities but are expensed when the event determining the amount of variable consideration to be paid occurs. As the implicit rate of the leases is not determinable, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”) based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Rather than relying on a single rate source, the Company evaluated three data points calculated from the three standard methods to determine a reasonable, supportable, and entity-specific IBR consistent with ASC 842. Based on this analysis, the rate applied is the median of the available supportable rates, which reflects a secured borrowing assumption and balances entity-specific credit risk and market benchmarks. Lease expenses are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

The Company leases its office space in Mountain View, California, under an operating lease agreement dated March 25, 2025, originally signed for a term of six and one half years that commenced in May 2025. Monthly payments are approximately $104,478. The lease includes common area maintenance costs that are paid separately from rent based on actual costs incurred. The Company’s previous lease in Menlo Park, California ended in May 2025.

 

The Company also leases storage containers from a third-party provider for use on-site in Mountain View, California, at a monthly rate of $141 per unit. These arrangements are on a month-to-month basis and are cancelable upon thirty (30) days’ notice. Under the short-term lease practical expedient of ASC 842, the Company does not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for these arrangements, and instead, lease payments are expensed as incurred.

 

The Company’s right-of-use asset, net balance as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively are presented on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company’s future lease payments under the non-cancellable lease as of December 31, 2025, which are presented as lease liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, are as follows:

 

For the year ended December 31,			Operating Lease
2026				692,000
2027				1,434,193
2028				1,506,260
2029				1,551,040
2030				1,598,594
2031				1,367,166
Less: imputed interest				(1,341,632	)
Present value of lease liability			$	6,807,621

 

		December 31,
		2025				2024
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)			5.83				0.42
Weighted-average discount rate			5.60	%			4.87	%

 

Lease expense was $1,170,932 and $678,037 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The amortization of the operating lease right-of-use assets, which is included in the lease expense, totaled $915,451 and $694,373 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The weighted average discount rate is based on the incremental borrowing rate that is utilized to present value the remaining lease payments over the lease term.